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How far away can a lion's roar be heard? How long can a hippo stay submerged? Can cheetahs climb trees? Find out the answers to these and many other questions in this easy-to-read, fact-filled guide a compilation of the most frequently asked questions by visitors to South Africa's renowned Kruger National Park. This new edition has been expanded and updated and is packed with information on topics ranging from animals and their behavior, ecology and poaching, to accommodation, tours and activities, history of place names, safety and code of conduct.Table of contents Acknowledgements; Preface to the 7th edition; Foreword; Kruger National Park map; Introduction; A brief history; Tourism; Nature activities; Animal behavioural traits; Primates; Carnivores; Herbivores; Smaller mammals; Reptiles; Larger birds; Appendix; General code of conduct; Ecology of the Kruger National Park; Rivers and river ecology; Nature conservation; The role of fire; Poaching; Malaria; Place names of the Kruger National Park; Transfrontier national parks; Concessions and outsourcing; Glossary of terms; References and recommended further reading"