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Tsavo is a region of
Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
located at the crossing of the Uganda Railway over the Tsavo River, close to where it meets the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River. Two
national park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
s, Tsavo East and Tsavo West are located in the area. The meaning of the word ''Tsavo'' is still unclear, but because of tribal conflicts, the
Kamba people The Kamba or Akamba (sometimes called Wakamba) people are Bantu peoples ethnic group who predominantly live in Kenya stretching from Nairobi to Tsavo and northwards to Embu, Kenya, Embu, in the southern part of the Eastern Province, Kenya, f ...
used to refer to the region as the place of "slaughter". Until the British put an end to the slave trade in the late 19th century, Tsavo was continually crossed by caravans of
trans-Saharan slave trade The trans-Saharan slave trade, also known as the Arab slave trade, was a Slavery, slave trade in which slaves Trans-Saharan trade, were mainly transported across the Sahara. Most were moved from sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa to be sold to ...
rs and their captives.


Flora and fauna

Typical flora of the region includes: *
Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Austral ...
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Myrrh Myrrh (; from an unidentified ancient Semitic language, see '' § Etymology'') is a gum-resin extracted from a few small, thorny tree species of the '' Commiphora'' genus, belonging to the Burseraceae family. Myrrh resin has been used ...
* Baobab Typical fauna of the region includes: *
African bush elephant The African bush elephant (''Loxodonta africana''), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of three extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant, one ...
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Giraffe The giraffe is a large Fauna of Africa, African even-toed ungulate, hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa.'' It is the Largest mammals#Even-toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on ...
* African buffalo * Gazelle * Klipspringer * Kudu * Leopard *
Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...
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Cheetah The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large Felidae, cat and the Fastest animals, fastest land animal. It has a tawny to creamy white or pale buff fur that is marked with evenly spaced, solid black spots. The head is small and rounded, wit ...


Cultural depictions

Tsavo has many myths and legends such as The Ghosts of Tsavo, which tells of two brothers, one the Ghost, and the other The Darkness. It was said that these brothers will forever be reincarnated as two lions. The 1996 film '' The Ghost and the Darkness'' depicts a fictionalized account of the Tsavo Man-Eaters, which were killed by John Henry Patterson in 1898.


See also

* Railway stations in Kenya * Tsavorite


References

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/man-eaters-of-tsavo-11614317/
Field Museum of Natural History – Tsavo Lion Exhibit

Guide to resources related to the Tsavo Lions
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Field Museum Library

Journal: man-eaters of Tsavo
nbsp;– ''
Natural History Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is cal ...
'', November 1998 (via FindArticles.com)
Man-Eating Lions Not Aberrant, Experts Say
nbsp;– '' National Geographic News'', 4 January 2004
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