World Travel, Marc and Peggy Faucher

Zambia, 2006

We visited North and South Luangwa National Parks in Zambia during July of 2006. These 2 parks are located about 250 miles northeast of Lusaka, the capital city, and share the Luangwa River. The Luanga River is a wild river with lots of hippos and crocodiles in it and many elephant, impala, and puku around it. We viewed much of the wildlife in vehicle safaris but we also had a chance to walk through the bush on several occasions to see wildlife. As Zambia is in the Southern Hemisphere, it was the winter season and the weather was cool in the evenings and pleasant during the day. In South Luangwa National Park, we spent all of our time in the Nsefu sector, a piece of the park on the eastern side of the Luangwa River. In North Luangwa National Park, we spent most of our time along the Mwaleshi River. We were able to see some zebra (Crawshay's), giraffe (Thornicroft's) and wildebeest (Cookson's) species unique to this area. We were also able to see some of the nocturnal animals during game drives after sunset. Here are a few highlights.

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Large Spotted Genet
Large Spotted Genet
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Luangwa River Hippos
Luangwa River Hippos
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Elephant Shrew
Elephant Shrew
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Saddle-Billed Stork
Saddle-Billed Stork
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Sausage Tree Fruit
Sausage Tree Fruit
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Ground Hornbill
Ground Hornbill
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Three Banded Plover
Three Banded Plover
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Scops Owl
Scops Owl
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Yellow Baboons
Yellow Baboons
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Squirrels at first light
Squirrels at first light
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Helmeted Guinea Fowl
Helmeted Guinea Fowl
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Pied Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
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Elephants drinking
Elephants drinking
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White-Fronted Bee-Eaters
White-Fronted Bee-Eaters
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Hippos and Oxpeckers
Hippos and Oxpeckers
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Crawshay's Zebra
Crawshay's Zebra
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Carmine Bee Eaters
Carmine Bee Eaters
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Buffalo
Buffalo
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Wattled Plover
Wattled Plover
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Yellow-Billed Stork
Yellow-Billed Stork
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Wart Hog
Wart Hog
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Female Bushbuck
Female Bushbuck
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Slender Mongoose
Slender Mongoose
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Lillian's Lovebird
Lillian's Lovebird
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On safari
On safari
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Male Puku
Male Puku
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Chestnut-Bellied Kingfisher
Chestnut-Bellied Kingfisher
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Baboon Chase
Baboon Chase
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Splashing Hippo
Splashing Hippo
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Lionness at Dawn
Lionness at Dawn
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Lilac-Breasted Roller
Lilac-Breasted Roller
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King of Beasts
King of Beasts
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African Civet
African Civet
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Honey Badgers
Honey Badgers
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Us at Nsefu
Us at Nsefu
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Elephant cow and calf
Elephant cow and calf
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Peggy on Safari
Peggy on Safari
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Luangwa Crocodile
Luangwa Crocodile
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Flying over the Luangwa River
Flying over the Luangwa River
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Crawshay's Zebra
Crawshay's Zebra
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North Luangwa Sunset
North Luangwa Sunset
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North Luangwa Elephants
North Luangwa Elephants
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North Luangwa Black Rhino
North Luangwa Black Rhino
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Male Waterbuck
Male Waterbuck
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Hippos in North Luangwa
Hippos in North Luangwa
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Female Puku in Mwaleshi River
Female Puku in Mwaleshi River
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Walking Safari
Walking Safari
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Handing over Laptops
Handing over Laptops
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Lesser Bush Baby
Lesser Bush Baby
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Spotted Hyena
Spotted Hyena
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Flying over Tena Tena
Flying over Tena Tena

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