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Biodiversity Wednesday: Ngorongoro Crater

Posted on February 9, 2011February 9, 2011 By David Shiffman
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Located in the East African nation of Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater (pronounced just like it’s spelled, πŸ˜‰ ) is one of the coolest places I’ve ever had the privilege to visit. Technically a caldera, the remnants of a collapsed volcano, the floor of Ngorongoro provides over 100 square miles of habitat surrounded by steep walls to more than 25,000 animals.

Ngorongoro Crater- what looks like mountains in the distance actually surrounds the habitat. Photo credit: David Shiffman, 2001

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