Zambia Habitat Guide

Landlocked and oddly shaped, Zambia, on a high plateau, is well watered by three major rivers, the Zambezi, the Kafue and Luangwa. Its most impressive geographical wonder is the Victoria Falls, which it shares with neighbouring country, Zimbabwe. Cascading a 100m, Victoria Falls is 2km wide and amply endowed with water from the Zambezi River at Livingstone. Wildlife and birds abound in Zambia because of bountiful water, suitable landscape and abundant forest cover, making it a paradise for safari lovers and ornithologists. Large animals such as the elephant are seen in herds at the watering hole, sometimes even 60 of them together! Other commonly seen animals include the lion, cheetah, spotted hyena, buffalo, antelope, zebra, impala and wildebeest. Rivers support a huge amount of crocodiles, water snakes and hippos. There are over 750 species of birds and a popular one is the shoebill stork found in the Bangweulu Wetlands. Miombo and Mopane woodlands cover the hot area of the south.