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Community Lens for Feb. 9
Larry Keller photographed the wildebeest nonchalantly walking through the water among an equally nonchalant group of pelicans at Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania. “I used a zoom lens from about 75 to 100 yards away,” he wrote. According the Lonely Planet, Lake Manyara National Park is one of Tanzania’s smallest parks. The western escarpment of the Rift Valley forms the park’s western border. To the east is the alkaline Lake Manyara, which covers one-third of the park, but shrinks considerably in the dry season. During the rains the lake hosts millions of flamingos. Its vegetation is diverse, ranging from savannah to marshes to evergreen forest. With 11 different ecosystems, it supports one of the highest biomass densities of large mammals in the world. Elephants, hippos, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes and wildebeest are often spotted as well as leopards and hyenas.
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About the Author
A Midwesterner by birth, but a Southerner by heritage, Arlinda Smith Broady has a combination of solid values, easy-going charm and unrelenting thirst for knowledge that makes her a not only a dedicated journalist, but a compassionate community member. She seeks truth and justice, but is just as eager to spread good news and share a witty story.
