Lake Manyara National Park<\/strong> is a small gem of biodiversity<\/strong>. Its size is rather modest, just 360 km\u00b2, but inside it coexist many different ecosystem<\/strong>s and just as many animal species<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rainforest <\/strong>in the north is rich in fig trees<\/strong>, tamarind trees<\/strong> and mahogany<\/strong> and is the ideal habitat for giraffes<\/strong>, elephants, warthogs, impalas, baboons<\/strong> and vervet monkeys<\/strong>. Heading down toward the lake shores, the forest gives way to savanna and then to wetlands<\/strong> made of swamps<\/strong> and reed beds<\/strong>, crowded with hippos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The west shore of Lake Manyara is squeezed between the water and the Rift Valley escarpment: geothermal activity<\/strong> in this area is quite intense and has created some sulphur springs<\/strong> that reach temperatures over 70\u00b0C. The eastern shore is a narrow strip of land running through a lagoon landscape, where you can observe hundreds of bird species: flamingos, herons, ducks, glossy ibis, white pelicans<\/strong> and marabou storks<\/strong> are just a few examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, toward the south, there\u2019s another lush area again, where palms<\/strong> and umbrella acacias<\/strong> stand out. Right here you might witness a truly unusual sight: to escape the ground humidity, lions climb into acacia trees<\/strong>. And for this reason they\u2019re called tree-climbing lions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Small but rich in many different ecosystems and animal species, including tree-climbing lions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1773,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2084","attrazioni","type-attrazioni","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n