Explore how the mighty Zambezi River shapes Mana Pools National Park, from its ancient channels to the life-giving pools and dramatic seasonal changes.
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Where the Rift Valley Meets the Zambezi
This series, The Rhythms of the Zambezi, explores the wild heart of Mana Pools National Park — its geology, its wildlife, and the forces that shaped one of Africa's last…
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Four Ancient Lakes Named in Shona
The name Mana comes from the Shona word for four, and it points directly to the heart of what makes this landscape tick.
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Seasonal Pulse of the Zambezi Floodplain
Every year, the Zambezi performs one of southern Africa's great ecological transformations.
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A Wall of Rock Above the Valley
The Zambezi Escarpment rises over a thousand meters from the valley floor in a near-vertical wall of ancient gneiss and granite, some of it dating back more than two…
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A Valley That Keeps Sinking Down
The ground beneath Mana Pools is dropping. It has been for roughly thirty million years.
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