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... plains were excised from the park and a block of woodlands that extended north to the Kenya border was added instead ... plains south of these mountains . In the eastern plains the grass is short , but farther west , where the soil is ...
... plains were excised from the park and a block of woodlands that extended north to the Kenya border was added instead ... plains south of these mountains . In the eastern plains the grass is short , but farther west , where the soil is ...
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... plains the animals sweep westward into the Corridor , where the herds break up and move in small groups north toward the Kenya border . There they tarry until once again rains signal them to return to the plains . Why do they surge back ...
... plains the animals sweep westward into the Corridor , where the herds break up and move in small groups north toward the Kenya border . There they tarry until once again rains signal them to return to the plains . Why do they surge back ...
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... plains . Almost devoid of prides , the plains provide one of the few areas where lions can set up territories without intruding on occupied terrain . Of course they are temporary territories only , for there is not enough food for lions ...
... plains . Almost devoid of prides , the plains provide one of the few areas where lions can set up territories without intruding on occupied terrain . Of course they are temporary territories only , for there is not enough food for lions ...
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