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Kasanka, Zambia

Kasanka

National Park
Southern AfricaDesignated in 1972470 km²
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Host to the largest mammal migration on the planet by sheer number of animals: up to ten million fruit bats each November

Area

470 km²

Designated in

1972

Region

Southern Africa

Declared in 1972 and managed largely by a private non-profit trust since the 1990s, Kasanka hosts each year, between October and December, what is reckoned the largest mammal migration on the planet by absolute number of animals: up to ten million straw-coloured fruit bats gather in an area of barely a few hectares of swamp forest, far outnumbering the celebrated Great Wildebeest Migration of the Serengeti, though with far less international fame.

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Kasanka: 10 documented species

Mammals6Birds3Reptiles1

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What is worth looking out for this month in Zambia?

Now is a good time: Fruit bat migration at Kasanka (Late October to December (peak in November))

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Climate

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Area
470 km²
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Zambia · Southern Africa
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African Straw-coloured Fruit-batNear Threatened

African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat

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CountryZambia

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