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Kenya - Mzima Springs - Tsavo West NPSee the outline map of Kenya showing where Mzima Springs are. Mzima Springs are an open area of Tsavo West National Park where visitors can leave their safari vehicles, walk along a nature trail to the crystal clear pools that are an un-enclosed area for a herd of resident hippos and quite a few crocodiles. This is a popular stop-off for tourist busses. On the way to the springs you should be aware that you are in an un-fenced area - remain alert - but the chances are that all you will see on the trail are the birds and monkeys. There are three main pools The main attraction at Mzima Springs is a submerged room with The pure Mzima Spring water emerges at a steady daily pace of more than 50 million gallons (190 million liters), creating this vibrant oasis at the heart of Kenya’s Tsavo West National Park. The clarity of the water in Mzima Springs is due to the fact it is underground spring water that filters up through the volcanic rock of the local Chyulu Hills. This spring water has been linked by pipeline to Mombasa, supplying most of Mombasa's water. By night the hippos graze on nearby grasslands. When they return to snooze the day away, their bodily waste fertilizes the water with vital organic matter. You might say 'yuck!' but these deposits are the staff of life to Mzima Springs. The food chain starts here: On the wildlife side - Water + Hippo poo = salts = bacteria = insects = fish = birds & crocodile etc...Water + Hippo poo = diluted nutrients = plant life = herbivores, birds & monkeys = carnivores etc.. |
Outline Map of Kenya Showing Tsavo's Mzima Springs
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viewing tank windows which were integrated in the designed so that people could watch the antics of the hippos underwater. The sightings of Hippo underwater from the Mzima Springs tank are, to be frank, quite rare now as the shy hippos have retreated to the opposite side of the pool. There is good news though - you get a great view of the shoals of huge fish. 
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