Site Report: Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls From Zambia Side

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Scott and Barbara at Victoria Falls, Zambia

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Scott swims above Victoria Falls, Zambia

Barbara and Vervet Monkey, Zambia

Bernhard Rode His Motorcycle From Norway





Vervet Monkey, Zambia

Savannah Baboon, Zambia













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Victoria Falls From Zambia Side

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Scott and Barbara at Victoria Falls, Zambia

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Scott swims above Victoria Falls, Zambia

Barbara and Vervet Monkey, Zambia

Bernhard Rode His Motorcycle From Norway





Vervet Monkey, Zambia

Savannah Baboon, Zambia
The worlds largest waterfall supports riparian areas while nearby you will find mopane woodland.
Visits
- 2002-12-01: We arrived in Livingstone for our second trip to Mosi Oa Tunya (Victoria Falls). Our previous trip was during the rainy season, and the falls were roaring, full of water. This time, the dry season had turned the one giant waterfall into a series of much smaller cascades. The really cool thing about the dry season, however, is that we were able to walk out into the middle of the Zambezi river where there is a pool allowing you to swim right up to the precipice of the waterfall. Tourists on the Zimbabwe side of the falls seemed shocked to see us there.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (27 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(27 records)
Class: Birds
(20 records)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Scimitarbills
- Common Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)
- African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(6 records)
- Family: Bee-eaters
- White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus)
- Gray-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)
- Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)
- Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
- Family: Rollers
- Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)
- Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Storks
- Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
- Order: Perching Birds
(7 records)
- Family: Drongos
- Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)
- Family: Helmetshrikes
- Retz's Helmetshrike (Prionops retzii)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser mahali)
- Holub's Golden-Weaver (Ploceus xanthops)
- Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
- Family: Shrikes
- Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: African Barbets
- Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)
Class: Mammals
(6 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Herpestidae
- Slender Mongoose (Galerella sanguinea)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(1 record)
- Family: Hippopotamidae
- Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
- Order: Primates
(2 records)
- Family: Old World Monkeys
- Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus)
- Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
- Order: Proboscidea
(1 record)
- Family: Elephantidae
- African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Southern African Tree Squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
(1 record)
- Family: Crocodiles
- Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)