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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
offers guests the most intense safari experience outside Africa where the
world's most fascinating animals will be encountered closer than ever
before. Premiering in the summer of 1997, the "Edge of Africa" will
create the total sensory experience of journeying on foot through the wilds
and native villages of Africa. This 15-acre area, the largest animal
expansion in the park's history, will transport guests to a distant world in
pursuit of encounters with hippopotamuses, giraffes, lions,
baboons, meerkats, crocodiles, hyenas and other
fascinating species.
The Edge of Africa's trek
begins at an encampment where a welcome center presents daily recordings of
animal sightings as well as bronze sculptures offering hints of
soon-to-be-discovered species. Only the subtlest signs of civilization can
be detected as guests are instantly immersed into the domain of its animal
inhabitants. As expeditioners explore the remnants of an old fishing
village, they discover an enchanting riverine habitat where hippopotamuses,
baboons, and various species of fish coexist. Up-close observations of
hippos are made both from above and below the surface of a large pool while
an adjacent spring habitat features an imposing Nile crocodile. Nearby, a
troop of boisterous baboons forage and interact with the hippos on a lush
island habitat
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