Karen Lee Ensley
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08/10/2011
Liwonde National Park provides opportunities to watch wildlife in their native habitat.
Karen Lee Ensley
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08/10/2011
An African elephant feeds at the water's edge.
Karen Lee Ensley
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08/10/2011
A baby elephant eats some grass by his mother's side.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A hippopotamus can weigh 1.5 to 4 tons.
Karen Lee Ensley
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The name hippopotamus means "river horse."
Karen Lee Ensley
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Hippopotami keep cool by staying in the water up to 16 hours a day.
Karen Lee Ensley
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The large deadly Nile crocodile can grow up to 16 feet and weigh 500 pounds.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A Nile crocodile with an African jacana, which feeds on insects.
Karen Lee Ensley
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The African jacana is known as the "Jesus bird," because it "walks on the water."
Karen Lee Ensley
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A large variety of birds are seen throughout the park.
Karen Lee Ensley
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Perched among thorny branches is the brightly-colored lilac-breasted roller.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A Pel's fishing owl peers through palm branches.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A beautiful sunlit impala seems to pose for a photograph.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A curious impala in its native habitat.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A majestic waterbuck stands alone in Liwonde National Park.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A group of waterbuck wander through grasslands alongside the river.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A cape bushbuck rests alongside a huge termite mound.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A warthog watches the visitors.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A vervet monkey sits in a tree.
Karen Lee Ensley
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A monitor lizard wanders across the dry ground.
Karen Lee Ensley
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The park is filled with interesting plants including this candelabra tree.
Karen Lee Ensley
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The fruit of the South African sausage tree can grow up to 2 feet long and weigh up to 15 pounds.
Karen Lee Ensley
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Liwonde National Park is in southern Malawi.
Karen Lee Ensley
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08/10/2011
Fair warning.