Mkomazi National Park

Mkomazi National Park lies south of the Arid Sahel zone and shares a large stretch of border with  Tsavo national park in Kenya. Although its name derive from the pare tribe’s word for scoop of water the park serves as a grazing zone for mammals from dryer adjacent area. All residential flora and fauna area remarkably well adapted to drought. Characteristic for this are many mighty baobabs, while half of the  plant species are endemic. Mkomazi is blessed with large population of big and small mammals including wild cats, silver backed jackals, lions, cheetah leopards, leser kudu, giraffes grant gazelle, hyenas, hartebeest, warthogs, buffaloes, elephants and zebra. Here are also reptiles in Umba river such as crocodiles, python and agama lizards, with more than  450 species of birds are found in the park including the   tawny eagles, go away birds, ostriches,  parrots, pelicans cormorants, flamingos, kingfishers,  plovers ducks hoopoes and more other species. Mkomazi is also a place where endangered species of wild animals particularly black  rhino and wild dog are protected, there is also a big chance for visitors  to spot a big number of genenuk.