MISSION GUIDE

Started by German_Enigma and finished by KyleRipman, with lots and lots of help from loc182, mic12477, Deirhese, and everyone else on Gamefaqs who contributed to a thriving community.

If you have any questions or would like to contribute to the guide, please e-mail me at kyleripman@gmail.com.

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Important Note about E-Mails From Clients and Mission Selection:

You will receive 2 types of e-mails from clients:

1. A request with a "Reply" button; and2. A request with an "Ok" button.

• If you decide to embark on a client's request with a Type 2 e-mail (with an exclamation point), you will need to click on the "Ok" button in the mail first. Select "Yes" on the next screen and the client's request will become your current mission objective. The "Ok" button will also change to "Reply".

If you exit out to the mail in-box, you will see a little red tick on the request. This denotes that the selected request is now active. If you leave the Base Camp and go to the mission objective area, the scripted event should take place so that you could take the requested picture. If you decide to go on the mission without performing the above step, you will return to Base Camp empty handed.

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Mission 001

This is the first e-mail that you receive and it always remains in the inbox. Use this often to submit new photos to HQ. The new animals that you have taken will be added to the Field Guide and this will trigger the clients' photo requests to appear in the in-box the following morning.

Please see the Appendix for full information about where to find every animal in the game.

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Mission 002Thomson’s Gazelle

Location: Duma SteppeSpecial Requirements: The picture must also include the adult Gazelle.Tips: Make sure you get several of them in the picture. It doesn’t have to be from as close up as this example picture.

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Mission 003Hippo Yawning

Location: Duma Steppe (Hippo Pool)Special Requirements: The hippo must be yawning, which it will only do if you are far enough away so that it doesn’t see you.Tips: Keep out of their line of sight, stay crouched and make use of the available cover. Make small movements as these grouchy hippos have a very keen sense of hearing. The hippo will yawn only when it is calm and relaxed.

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Mission 004Giraffe Drinking

Location: Duma Steppe (Awali Oasis) Special Requirements: Take a picture of a giraffe drinking water, most preferably at an angle as shown in the e-mail.Tips: Keep your distance and you will be rewarded with a photo opportunity. This is a mission that you must accept, so you can be sure the giraffes will march directly to the watering hole and drink.

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Mission 005Cheetah’s Hunting (Big Game #1)

Location: Duma Steppe (Hatari Hunt)Special Requirements: None.Tips: After you’ve completed a few missions, you will be driven out into the fields where the Cheetah hangs out. Spot her with your binoculars to trigger a cut scene. You will get an e-mail the next day for this mission. This is another mission that you must accept (it will be in the upper right hand corner of your screen once accepted).

The Safari Guide will first drive you to the location. Then, he will continue to drive you around the Safari area in circles as the sun comes up. You will spot the cheetah on your second pass through the area if you are using the binoculars. Do not use the camera viewfinder to try to spot it, the Big Game Trophy sequence will not trigger. Always use the binoculars only.

Once you catch sight of the Cheetah, the sequence will start. Completing this mission should unlock the Kiboko Swamp area (you’ll get an e-mail about it the next day).

Camera Tip: For best results, enable the Continuous Advance (3 frames per second) operation mode on your Sony Alpha 100.

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Mission 006Topi Side View

Location: Duma SteppeSpecial Requirements: Take a picture of a Topi side-on.Tips: For best results, stay crouched and don't make any sudden movements. They will leisurely stroll past if you anticipate their path.

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Mission 007Zebra (Face Close-up)

Location: Duma Steppe (Awali Oasis)Special Requirements: Take a picture of a zebra head-on.Tips: The zebras take a distinct path, so all you need to do is to crouch directly in front of them. They’ll walk right up to you (only to startle themselves and run off after they get too close – so keep snapping pictures as they approach).

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Mission 008Vervet Monkey

Location: Duma Steppe (Base Camp)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Just look up.

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Mission 011Giraffe (Face Close-up)

Location: Duma Steppe (Awali Oasis)Special Requirements: Must be a close-up shot of the Giraffe's head.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. When you are standing next to the tree at the Awali Oasis, press the Circle Button on your controller to climb up the tree. The giraffe may take some time to arrive after you’ve climbed the tree; just wait patiently. He should saunter over from somewhere in the distance.

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Mission 012Elephant

Location: Kiboko SwampSpecial Requirements: Take a close-up picture of the elephant with the biggest tusks.Tips: This is a mission that you must accept. Use the binoculars to spot the elephants when you are in the area (at the far northeast of the map) and drive the jeep towards the island with termite mounds (top right corner on GPS map). This should trigger a brief conversation and the elephants will start to move out of the swamp. Contrary to what the e-mail video may suggest, you are not required to provoke the elephant. Position yourself directly in the elephant's path and let it walk towards you.

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Mission 013African Buffalo

Location: Kiboko SwampSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: Take your time to shoot a great picture, because you will receive a complimentary copy of the published magazine article (with your photo in it) for the Bookshelf back at Base Camp!

Although this is a mission you must accept, the picture you use doesn’t necessarily have to be taken while the mission is accepted. For example, I just used the first picture I had taken of the Buffalo, and it worked because it happened to be close enough.

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Mission 014Affection of African Elephants (Big Game #2)

Location: Kiboko Swamp (Water Tree)Special Requirements: The small baby elephant must be in the picture.Tips: Simply climb the Water Tree in Kiboko Swamp to trigger a cut scene.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the baby Elephant to the Field Guide.

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Mission 015Impala Harem

Location: Kiboko SwampSpecial Requirements: The male and two female Impala must be in the picture.

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Mission 016Cattle Egret on a Field with Elephants

Location: Kiboko SwampSpecial Requirements: None.

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Mission 017Black Crowned Crane

Location: Kiboko SwampSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: If you have trouble finding one, there's a Black Crowned Crane that lands periodically on the island located at the top right corner on the GPS map. The island has some termite mounds on it.

This mission can be a bit tricky. The shot has to be pretty close, and I think it might help if the crane is facing in the direction of the camera. Although the video e-mail shows two cranes, only one needs to be in the picture.

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Mission 021Ostrich Courtship Dance

Location: Choroa Gorge (Anthill Area)Special Requirements: The male Ostrich must be performing the courtship dance – he will only do this if he is unaware of your presence.Tips: This is a mission you must accept.

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Mission 022Elephant Spraying Water From Trunk

Location: Choroa Gorge (Polepole Falls)Special Requirements: Must be taken in portrait and the elephant must be showering itself. This will only occur if the elephant is not aware of your presence.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. While you’re here, check the nearby boulders for the Rainbow Agama and send its picture via the first e-mail.

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Mission 023Meerkats

Location: Choroa Gorge (Anthill Area)Special Requirements: Must be taken with the Animal Trap Cam.Tips: The Meerkat must be standing upright, as shown.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the Meerkat to the Field Guide.

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Mission 024Wild Dogs’ Hunting (Big Game #3)

Location: Choroa GorgeSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: Eventually you will reach a point when driving into Choroa Gorge and heading towards the tree where the animals gather will trigger a cut scene showing the wild dogs looking at the impala. Nothing happens – but the next morning you will get an e-mail.

You must accept the mission on the e-mail. Then just drive out to Choroa and trigger the cut scene again – but this time there will be a hunt.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the African Wild Dog profile to the Field Guide. Completion of this mission should also open up the Lake Heroe area.

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Mission 025Hartebeest

Location: Choroa GorgeSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: You might need multiple Hartebeest in the shot to pass this mission.

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Mission 026Rainbow Agama

Location: Choroa Gorge (Polepole Falls)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Although the video e-mail for this mission shows a picture of a green agama, it’s actually the brightly colored male agama that you’re looking for.

Tip of the Day: If you can’t find the agama by Polepole Falls, check Mt. Hakuna Matata in Lake Heroe.

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Mission 027Ostrich Close-up

Location: Choroa Gorge (Anthill Area)Special Requirements: Take a close-up shot of an Ostrich.Tips: Don't try to outrun them; you will surely lose. Just observe their movements and let them come to you.

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Mission 031 Elephant Sound Recording

Location: Kiboko SwampSpecial Requirements: Record an elephant's voice (trumpeting).Tips: This is a mission you must accept. Once accepted, simply drive to the center of Kiboko Swamp to trigger a cut scene. You will then have exited from the vehicle; make your way close to the elephants and press Circle to bring out the recording device. Point it at the elephants and wait.

“Success” will flash across the screen when the recording is done – if time runs out and you fail, simply try again the next day. When replying to the e-mail, you’ll send the cassette of the audio instead of a picture.

Note: The completion of this mission unlocks the Elephant Call in the AFRIKA Viewer.

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Mission 032 Flamingoes

Location: Lake Heroe.Special Requirements:Tips: The game can be a bit picky about what it will accept for this mission. Try to replicate as best as possible the example picture – a close-up shot of the flamingo coming in for a landing.

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Mission 033 Olive Baboon with Baby

Location: Lake HeroeSpecial Requirements: Take a picture of a mother Olive Baboon with her baby. Tips: This is a mission you must accept. The baby will not appear until you’ve climbed Mt. Hakuna Matata at least once.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the baby Baboon to the Field Guide.

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Mission 034 Leopard’s Hunting (Big Game #4)

Location: Lake HeroeSpecial Requirements: None. Tips: Contrary to what the video e-mail suggests, this is a daytime mission, and it takes place in 2 phases. After you have accepted the mission, drive your Safari Jeep around the Lake Heroe area (by the baboon forest) until you trigger a cut scene. This is the end of the 1st phase. Do not wait until nightfall, because nothing else will happen. Go get some beauty rest and return to the same spot the next morning. The 2nd phase will now start.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the Leopard profile to the Field Guide.

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Mission 035 BushBuck

Location: Lake HeroeSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: There are plenty of these both by the lakeside and at DikiDiki Fountain (the pool of water behind Mt. Hakuna Matata).

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Mission 036 Marabou Stork

Location: Lake Heroe (Dikidiki Fountain)Special Requirements: None.Tips: There are a few hanging out near the African Buffalo area, but it is easier to take close-up shots of the one at Dikidiki Fountain.

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Mission 037 Red-Billed Oxpeckers Hitching a Free Ride

Location: Lake HeroeSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: The challenge here is to take a good close-up picture of the Red-Billed Oxpecker. Plan ahead and let the pair come to you for the shot.

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Mission 040 Wildebeest Crossing River (Big Game #5)

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Mamba River)Special Requirements: None.Tips: You will receive a field report in the e-mail regarding the sighting of Wildebeests at the river bank (pictured). You need to drive the Jeep over to the river bank to spot the Wildebeests again (the first encounter was during Mission 043, the tour around Kiwanja Plain). A brief conversation will appear and after your return to Base Camp, you will receive the e-mail for this mission in the following morning. You must accept the mission. Then simply head back out to the river to trigger the cut scene.

Note: The completion of this mission unlocks CAM-09 (flying camera) in the AFRIKA Viewer.

Spotted Hyenas will now appear in Duma Steppe. The Gerenuk and the baby Masai Giraffe will also appear in Choroa Gorge. Make sure you identify all of them.

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Mission 041 Giraffe Walking In Sunset I

Location: Kiwanja PlainSpecial Requirements: Must be taken in portrait mode.Tips: Take a good picture because it will end up on the front cover of an issue of the National Geographic magazine!

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Mission 042 Lioness

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Area around Simba Kopje)Special Requirements: None.Tips: The lioness will appear before you actually get this e-mail. Sending her picture via the first e-mail will cause Mission 42 to come to your inbox. Start looking for her around the time you get an e-mail about Mission 45.

Tip of the Day: Although this is a mission you must accept, the picture you send doesn’t have to be taken while the mission is accepted. For example, I used my first picture of the lioness to both trigger and pass this mission.

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Mission 043 A Small Hill (Kopje) On The African Plains

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Simba Kopje)Special Requirements: Take a picture of using the Trap Cam at Simba Kopje. You must be in the picture as well.Tips: This is the introductory tour that usually kicks off when you first enter a new unlocked area. Maybe the Safari Guide had an earlier dental appointment and had to postpone the tour, who knows? In any case, he's back behind the wheel and any missing landmarks will appear on the Kiwanja Plain map (when you return to Base Camp).

Eventually the tour will stop at Simba Kopje; it’s here that you’ll take the picture.

You may also notice the giant herd of wildebeest across the river during the tour.

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Mission 044 Nile Crocodile

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Mamba Beach)Special Requirements: Take a picture of an angry Nile Crocodile with the R/C Operated Camera.Tips: Press Circle button to take the shots. When you are done, press the X button to retrieve the R/C Cam.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the Nile Crocodile profile to the Field Guide.

If the e-mail in-box is empty after the completion of this mission, please refer to the tips for Mission 040 (check the riverbanks for Wildebeest).

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Mission 045 Warthog With Babies

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Chui Kopje)Special Requirements: The adult Warthog must be in the picture with the babies.Tips: If the baby warthogs do not appear, don’t fret; they’ll show up eventually. Keep trying.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the baby Warthog to the Field Guide.

Also: Around the time of this mission, a lioness should appear around Simba Kopje in Kiwanja Plain. Taking her picture and sending it via the first e-mail will open up Mission 42.

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Mission 046 Eland Under Shade of Tree

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Simba Kopje)Special Requirements: The picture of an Eland must be taken from a high vantage point (climb the tree).Tips: They will come, so be patient. Make sure you do not have any other missions activated (accepted).

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Mission 049 Lion’s Pride (Big Game #6)

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Simba Kopje)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. Just drive out to Simba Kopje to trigger the cut scene.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo (preferably a family portrait) to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated models of both baby and child African Lion to the Field Guide.

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Mission 050 (E-mail has no picture in it)

Location: Choroa Gorge (on a boulder near the entrance to Polepole Falls)Special Requirements: Obtain photographic evidence that ancient man had once lived in AFRIKA.Tips: None.

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Mission 051 Fight of the Hippopotamus (Big Game #7)

Location: Lake Heroe (Cape Tree)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Accept the mission and climb the tree to trigger the Big Game event.

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Mission 052 Masai Giraffe With Baby

Location: Choroa Gorge (Sand Tree)Special Requirements: The picture must include the adult Masai Giraffe and the baby.Tips: You will not receive an e-mail for this mission unless you have submitted a picture of the baby Masai Giraffe to HQ via the first e-mail (Mission 001). The baby Masai Giraffe only appears after you have successfully completed Mission 040.

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Mission 053 Reticulated Giraffe with Baby

Location: Kiwanja PlainSpecial Requirements: The picture must include the adult Reticulated Giraffe and the baby.Tips: Continue your search till you find them.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the baby Reticulated Giraffe to the Field Guide.

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Mission 054 Necking of Masai Giraffe (Big Game #8)

Location: Choroa Gorge (Sand Tree)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Drive your jeep over the mission trigger on the landscape to start it. Only available after you have successfully completed Mission 052.

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Mission 055 Gerenuk Eating Leaves From Bush

Location: Choroa Gorge (Sand Tree)Special Requirements: The Gerenuk must be standing to feed when you snap the picture.Tips: You will not receive an e-mail for this mission unless you have submitted a picture of the Gerenuk to HQ via the first e-mail (Mission 001). The Gerenuk only appears after you have successfully completed Mission 040. From afar it looks very similar to the Thomson's Gazelle; the difference is in the Gerenuk's long slender neck and a smaller head.

Tip of the Day: While you are in Choroa Gorge, take a look for the baby Masai Giraffe and submit a photo of it via the first e-mail. This will unlock Mission 52.

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Mission 056 African Porcupine In The Dark

Location: Duma Steppe (Awali Oasis)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a night time mission. You need to go to bed till the sun sets and now you can proceed to the outside for the night safari. Your partner will drive you around at night, so keep your attention focused on the plains around you. You will find the porcupine somewhere around Awali Oasis.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the African Porcupine to the Field Guide.

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Mission 057 Giraffe Walking In Sunset II

Location: Kiwanja PlainSpecial Requirements: Must be taken in portrait mode.Tips: None.

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Mission 058 Termite Mound

Location: Duma Steppe (Umbrella Tree)Special Requirements: Take a picture of a termite mound that looks like it has wrapped itself around a tree. You must be in the photo to give it a sense of scale.Tips: To save you some frustration, this is how the photo submission should look like. If you want to give some funny poses while you are at it, please feel free to do so.

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Mission 059 Zebra (Face Close-up)

Location: Kiwanja Plain Special Requirements: Must be taken in portrait and the zebra must be performing the above action (pictured).Tips: Chase zebra around on foot until it stands its ground. Quickly bring up your camera and snap the picture while the zebra is rearing up on its hind legs – if you miss the shot, run away and try again when the screen stops flashing. Otherwise you risk getting attacked.

Tip of the Day: Try adjusting the shutter speed of your camera if this picture keeps coming out blurry.

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Mission 060 Waterfall

Location: Choroa Gorge (Polepole Falls)Special Requirements: Your Safari Jeep must be in the picture.Tips: You don't have to be in the picture.

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Mission 061 Hippo with Baby

Location: Kiboko Swamp (towards the center of the map)Special Requirements: None.Tips: With or without the adult Hippopotamus - the client will still accept the picture as long as the baby is in it.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the baby Hippopotamus to the Field Guide.

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Mission 062 Animal Skulls

Location: Duma Steppe (Bone Tree), Kiwanja Plain (Kongoti Wild), Kiwanja Plain (Mamba Beach)Special Requirements: Collect 3 animal skulls - Wildebeest, Thomson's Gazelle and Eland (from left to right). You will be submitting the skulls themselves, not pictures of them.Tips: You need to collect all 3 animal skulls before you can reply to the client's e-mail request. The wildebeest can be found at Mamba Beach in Kiwanja Plain. The Eland can be found in Kongoti Wild in Kiwanja Plain. The Thomson’s Gazelle can be found at the Bone Tree in Duma Steppe.

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Mission 064 Lion vs. African Buffalo (Big Game #10)

Location: Kiboko Swamp (northwest of the map)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Simply drive to where the buffalo usually congregate to trigger this Big Game Event.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the baby African Buffalo to the Field Guide.

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Mission 065 Crittercam

Location: Kiwanja Plain (somewhere near Simba Kopje)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. Just look for the collared lioness that appeared in Big Game #10.

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Mission 066 Lion (male)

Location: Kiwanja Plain (near Simba Kopje)Special Requirements: Must be taken in portrait mode.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. Take a good picture because it will end up on the front cover of an issue of the National Geographic magazine!

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the African Lion to the Field Guide.

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Mission 067 Spotted Hyenas’ Ripping Off (Big Game #11)

Location: Duma Steppe (where the cheetah usually hangs out, in the northeast of the map)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. Just drive to the cheetah’s hangout and you’ll trigger this Big Game Event.

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Mission 068 Nile Crocodile’s Ambush (Big Game #12)

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Mamba Beach)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. After accepting, just drive out to Mamba Beach to trigger the cut scene.

Tip of the Day: By now, the Eland should have appeared in Kiwanja Plain, somewhere around the Simba Kopje. Take a picture of him and send it via the first e-mail. This is the only way to unlock Mission 46.

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Mission 069 Dik-Dik In Bush

Location: Lake Heroe (Dikidiki Fountain)Special Requirements: Must use Trap Cam.Tips: You will receive a field report via the e-mail (pictured). Make a trip down to the Lake Heroe area to activate the cut scene. The mission will appear in the in-box the following morning. Simply accept the mission and drive back to Dikidiki Fountain to take the picture.

Note: The completion of this mission unlocks CAM-10 (animal camera) in the AFRIKA Viewer.

Important: After completing this mission, drive to the southeast corner of Duma Steppe. You will trigger Big Game #9, Fight of White Rhinoceros. There is no accompanying e-mail for this mission. After it’s over, make sure you ID the white rhino by sending a picture of it via the first e-mail. This will ensure that you get Mission 77 in your mailbox.

You may also now be able to spot the Black-backed Jackal in Duma, though you’ll have a chance to get him later on anyway.

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Mission 071 View from Mt. Hakuna Matata

Location: Lake Heroe (Mt. Hakuna Matata)Special Requirements: Must use the Trap Cam; you must be in the picture. Tips: You may have already taken this picture on your first climb up the mountain; if so, just send it to HQ for an easy grade!

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Mission 072 Leopard Tortoise

Location: Choroa Gorge (Kobe Sands)Special Requirements: Take the picture with the R/C Operated Cam (another tortoise).Tips: Walking around the Kobe Sands area will trigger a cut scene revealing the tortoise; once this happens, you can use the R/C camera on him. He will only appear once you’ve received the e-mail about him, though.

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the Leopard Tortoise to the Field Guide.

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Mission 073 Pelican Sound Recording

Location: Kiboko Swamp (middle-east of the map)Special Requirements: Capture the sound that the pelican makes.Tips: Another sound recording mission.

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Mission 074 Elephant in the Mud

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Chui Kopje)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Go to the muddy area where the warthog family hangs out.

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Mission 075 Footprints in the Mud

Location: Kiboko SwampSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: Go to the Baobab trees.

Tip of the day: Around this time, you should be able to find the Waterbuck in Kiboko Swamp, near the entrance. Make sure to take a picture of it and send it via the first e-mail.

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Mission 076 Masai Man

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Masai Tree)Special Requirements: Must be taken with the Trap Cam, and you must be in the picture.Tips: Take your time to shoot a great picture because you will receive a complimentary copy of the published magazine article (with your photo in it) for the Bookshelf back at Base Camp!

If the e-mail in-box is empty after the completion of this mission, please refer to the tips for Mission 069.

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Mission 077 White Rhinoceros with Baby

Location: Duma Steppe (southeast)Special Requirements: The adult White Rhinoceros must be in the picture with its baby.Tips: Take your time to shoot a great picture because you will receive a complimentary copy of the published magazine article (with your photo in it) for the Bookshelf back at Base Camp!

Tip of the Day: Remember to submit your photo to HQ as well via the first e-mail. This adds the 3D animated model of the baby White Rhinoceros to the Field Guide.

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Mission 080 Footprints in the Mud #2

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Chui Kopje)Special Requirements: Must be taken in portrait mode.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. Drive to Kiwanja and talk to the Masai fellow there – he’ll mention that he’s seen a new animal over at one of the kopjes (Chui Kopje). Drive to it to prompt a cut scene revealing the footprints in the mud left by a Mystery Creature. There is an icon for the Remote Cam here, but you don’t have to use it.

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Mission 081 Crittercam #2

Location: Kiwanja PlainSpecial Requirements: Read below.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. Drive to Kiwanja and pay attention to the meter in the left hand side of the screen – not just the frequency of beeps, but also the height of the spikes. As they get higher and closer together, you’ll know you’re approaching the collared lioness. Drive slowly, or it may not work.

Once you’ve found her, a cut scene will play. Get out of your jeep and creep up to her, using cover to stay safe. Once you’re close enough, you’ll be able to press Circle to remove the Crittercam from her. She’ll wander off; once she’s gone, pick up the Crittercam. You’ll have to send it to HQ to pass the mission.

Tip of the Day: While you’re wandering the plains looking for the lioness, keep an eye out for the baby zebra and baby wildebeest. If you spot them, make sure to send a picture of them via the first e-mail.

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Mission 082 Temminck’s Pangolin

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Simba Kopje)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a night mission that you must accept. You’ll be taken to Kiwanja Plain – the pangolin will appear almost immediately, as you’ll start near the watering hole at Simba Kopje. That’s where it can be found.

Tip of the day: Make sure to send the pangolin’s picture via the first e-mail to ID it.

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Mission 083 Herd of Wildebeest and Zebra (Big Game #13)

Location: Kiwanja PlainSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission that you must accept. Just drive out to Kiwanja Plain to trigger a seemingly cruel sequence where you scare the animal herds into stampeding.

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Mission 084Lion Cub

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Simba Kopje)Special Requirements: Must be taken with the Remote Cam.Tips: This is a mission that you must accept. Just drive out to Kiwanja Plain to trigger a cut scene at Simba Kopje. Get out of the Jeep and use the Remote Cam to sneak up on the lion cub.

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Mission 085 Oryx in the Sunset

Location: Choroa GorgeSpecial Requirements: Must be taken in portrait mode.Tips: Make sure you include the Oryx and the setting sun in a portrait-oriented photo.

Tip of the day: Identifying the Oryx via the first e-mail seems to be what triggers this mission.

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Mission 086African Elephant’s Car Chase (Big Game #14)

Location: Choroa Gorge (Polepole Falls)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission that you must accept. Just drive out to Polepole Falls to trigger the event.

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Mission 087 Baobab Tree

Location: Kiboko SwampSpecial Requirements: Must be taken in the evening with the Trap Cam. You must be inside the hollow in the tree.Tips: Press Circle to climb inside.

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Mission 088 Baboon

Location: Kiboko Swamp (Fever Trees)Special Requirements: Must use the Remote Cam.Tips: Just drive out to the fever trees and fire up the Remote Cam. Get as close as possible, but beware of the baboons attacking the camera.

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Mission 08 9 Leopard vs Olive Baboon (Big Game #15)

Location: Lake Heroe (leopard’s area)Special Requirements: Make sure you don’t have any other missions accepted when you try this one.Tips: Just drive out to where you photographed the leopard making a kill in the beginning of the game. Despite the video e-mail, this is a daytime mission.

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Mission 090You & Kubwa Rock

Location: Choroa Gorge (Kubwa Rock)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Way up on the rocky hills on the northern side of Kubwa Rock, there’ll be a place for you to use the Trap Cam. Set it up and snap a picture with yourself and Kubwa Rock. Use the picture above to figure out exactly where it’s at; it’s a hard spot to find.

Tip of the day: Around this time, you should be able to find the Oryx in Choroa Gorge, near the Sand Tree. Make sure to take a picture of it and send it via the first e-mail. Did you know that Choroa means Oryx?

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Mission 091 Black-backed Jackal

Location: Duma SteppeSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: You should be able to find these guys in the southeast of Duma, near where the white rhino hangs out. They are quite skittish, so come equipped with a good zoom lens.

Tip of the day: Remember to submit the photo of the jackals via the first e-mail to ID them.

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Mission 092Jackson’s Chameleon

Location: Lake Heroe (Between the baboon forest and Dikidiki fountain)Special Requirements: None.Tips: You’ll find this guy on a fallen tree just past the baboon forest.

Tip of the day: Remember to send the chameleon’s picture via the first e-mail to ID it, too.

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Mission 093Cheetah vs Warthog (Big Game #16)

Location: Duma Steppe (near the entrance to Lake Heroe)Special Requirements: None.Tips: The e-mail requests a picture of Duma’s lone warthog. Drive out to where he is located (by the giraffes near the entrance to Lake Heroe) to trigger this Big Game event.

Tip of the day: Identifying the Oryx via the first e-mail seems to be what triggers this mission.

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Mission 094 Dung Beetle/Scarab

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Kongoti Wild)Special Requirements: None.Tips: The beetle can be found just past the big fallen log in Kongoti Wild. You’ll have to really zoom to get a good picture.

Tip of the day: Don’t forget to send the beetle’s picture via the first e-mail to ID it.

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Mission 097Black Rhino

Location: Lake Heroe (Cape Tree)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. The black rhino can be found in the bushes opposite the Cape Tree.

Tip of the day: Don’t forget to send the rhino’s picture via the first e-mail to ID it.

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Mission 098Cheetah Baby’s Cry

Location: Duma SteppeSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: Drive out to the cheetah’s hangout and use the microphone to record the noise that the cubs make.

Tip of the day: If you haven’t identified the cheetah cubs yet, now’s your chance.

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Mission 099Lion’s Hunting (Big Game #17)

Location: Kiwanja Plain (south)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. Look for a zebra herd in the south of the map; approaching it will trigger the event.

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Mission 100Animals from Above

Location: Duma Steppe (Awali Oasis)Special Requirements: Must be taken from the tree, and must include many animals.Tips: I’m not sure exactly how many you need, but try to get as many as possible. This is a mission you have to accept, but I’m not sure if it’s absolutely necessary to do so or not. Best be on the safe side.

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Mission 101Adolescent Male Lion

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Faru Kopje)Special Requirements: None.Tips: One of my favorite missions. The kopje in question is in the southwest of Kiwanja Plain; drive there to see the younger male lions without fully grown manes. See if you can spot one atop the rocks, too!

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Mission 102What Has the Mystery Creature Been Eating? (No video e-mail)

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Nyati Kopje)Special Requirements: You are submitting the animal skull itself, not a picture of it.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. This mission asks you to figure out what the Mystery Animal has been eating – you a picture of his footprints earlier in the game. Drive out to the northwestern kopje in Kiwanja to discover the remains.

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Mission 103Lizard

Location: Lake HeroeSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. It is asking for any lizard that you can find; I took a picture of the agama at the base of the path to Mt. Hakuna Matata.

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Mission 104Fight of Lion (Big Game #19)

Location: Kiwanja Plain (Simba Kopje)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission that you must accept. It looks like those younger lions are causing trouble; drive out to Simba Kopje to see what develops.

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Mission 105Zebra Herd at Night

Location: Duma Steppe (Awali Oasis)Special Requirements: Your picture must include several (at least 2) zebra, at night.Tips: Try Awali Oasis in Duma Steppe, though you can also find zebra in Kiwanja Plain.

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Mission 106White Rhino Close-up

Location: Duma SteppeSpecial Requirements: None.Tips: Just get as close as you can to the white rhino.

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Mission 107Black Rhino Close-up

Location: Lake Heroe (Cape Tree)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Get as close as you can.

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Mission 108Cheetah in the Sunset

Location: Duma SteppeSpecial Requirements: Must be taken in portrait mode.Tips: None.

Tip of the Day: When driving out to complete this mission, it’s likely that you’ll trigger Big Game 18 – Cheetah on the Car. There’s no accompanying mission e-mail, so just enjoy “the ride.”

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Mission 109Fever Trees

Location: Kiboko Swamp (Fever Trees)Special Requirements: Must be taken with the Trap Cam.Tips: The icon for the Trap Cam can be found at the north of the cluster of Fever trees. Make sure you are in the picture, too.

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Mission 110Scavengers

Location: Duma Steppe (Bone Tree)Special Requirements: Must be taken with the Trap Cam.Tips: Make sure you have at least one Marabou Stork and one other vulture in the shot.

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Mission 111Dikidiki Fountain in the Morning

Location: Lake Heroe (Dikidiki Fountain)Special Requirements: Must be taken in the early morning.Tips: Try camping overnight in Lake Heroe to make sure you get to Dikidiki Fountain in time (Select “Yes” when the prompt comes up at sundown).

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Mission 112Ratel

Location: Kiboko Swamp (Baobab Trees)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a night mission.

Tip of the Day: Don’t forget to ID the Ratel by sending its picture via the first e-mail.

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Mission 114King Cheetah

Location: Choroa Gorge (Kubwa Rock)Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. The king cheetah can be found all the way at the top of the rock.

Tip of the Day: Don’t forget to ID the big guy by sending his picture via the first e-mail.

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Mission 115Pygmy Hippo

Location: Kiboko Swamp (northeast island)Special Requirements: Must be taken with the Trap Cam.Tips: This is a mission you must accept. You’ll have to set up the Trap Cam so that it captures the ridiculously shy pygmy hippo, which comes out of the swampland to the east only when he thinks it is safe. You can try hiding behind the termite mound to trick him into thinking you have left.

Tip of the Day: Don’t forget to ID the hippo by sending its picture via the first e-mail.

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Mission 116Black Leopard

Location: Duma Steppe (Awali Oasis)Special Requirements: Must be taken at night.Tips: This is a night mission that you must accept. You won’t get to pick which area to go to, so just enjoy the ride and keep an eye out for the leopard.

Tip of the Day: Don’t forget to ID the leopard by sending its picture via the first e-mail.

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Mission 117Okapi

Location: Lake Heroe (Dikidiki Fountain)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Drive out to DikiDiki Fountain and you should trigger a cut scene.

Tip of the Day: Don’t forget to send the Okapi’s picture via the first e-mail.

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Mission 118Balloon Ride

Location: Kiwanja Plain.Special Requirements: None.Tips: This is a mission you must accept, and it’s more or less the end of Afrika/Hakuna Matata. You’ll be taken to a hot air balloon where you’ll soar majestically over Kiwanja Plain. Along the ride, you’ll encounter Big Game #20, Lion vs. African Elephant. And you’ll also finally get a glimpse of the Mystery Creature that’s been leaving its tracks and leftover meals all over Kiwanja – it’s the Barbary Lion! Make sure to snap a picture.

Important: You can’t replay this mission once it’s done, so I’d recommend saving your game BEFORE playing it. As it’s one of the coolest sequences in the game, it’d be a shame to never be able to come back to it.

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Mission 119Secretary Bird

Location: Duma Steppe (Bone Tree)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Just head towards the Bone Tree, you should see some along the way.

Tip of the Day: Don’t forget to ID this new bird.

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Mission 120Aardvark

Location: Choroa Gorge (near entrance or along the water’s edge)Special Requirements: The Aardvark can only be found at night, and only after you have received the e-mail for this mission.Tips: Stop the Jeep just after the drive starts to look around for it. If you don’t see it, check along the river.

Tip of the Day: Don’t forget to ID the aardvark by sending its picture via the first e-mail.

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Mission 121Bongo

Location: Lake Heroe (Cape Tree)Special Requirements: None.Tips: Check around the Black Rhino’s territory to get a glimpse of this spectacular animal.

Tip of the Day: Don’t forget to ID the bongo by sending its picture via the first e-mail.

Around this time, you should be able to find the Bat-Eared Fox on a night safari in Lake Heroe. Check around DikiDiki Fountain. Make sure you hunt it down and ID it by sending a picture via the first e-mail.

You should also be able to find the Tsetse Fly on one of the tent flaps at Base Camp. Make sure to ID it, also.

As you can see, the baby Black Rhino has also made an appearance. ID him, too.

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Loose Ends

• If you send the picture of the Barbary Lion via the first e-mail, you’ll get lots of extra cash.

• Tool #20 is a green bottle that can be found at the base of Polepole Falls in Choroa Gorge – just be careful getting to it!

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APPENDIXAnimal Checklist/Field GuideThis is what your Field guide should look like. I’ve included the area where the animal appears, in case you have trouble finding any. Thanks to Deirhese for the screencaps in this section.

1. Plains Zebra: Duma Steppe, Kiwanja Plain2. Thomson’s Gazelle: Duma Steppe3. Eland: Kiwanja Plain4. African Buffalo: Kiboko Swamp, Lake Heroe5. Impala: Kiboko Swamp6. Wildebeest: Kiwanja Plain

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1. Topi: Duma Steppe2. Bushbuck: Lake Heroe3. Hartebeest: Choroa Gorge4. Oryx: Choroa Gorge5. Dik-Dik: Lake Heroe6. Gerenuk: Choroa Gorge7. Bongo: Lake Heroe

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1. African Elephant: Kiboko Swamp, Kiwanja Plain2. Masai Giraffe: Duma Steppe, Choroa Gorge3. Reticulated Giraffe: Kiwanja Plain4. Okapi: Lake Heroe

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1. Hippopotamus: Duma Steppe, Kiboko Swamp, Lake Heroe2. Pygmy Hippopotamus: Kiboko Swamp3. White Rhinoceros: Duma Steppe4. Black Rhinoceros: Lake Heroe

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1. African Lion: Kiwanja Plain, Kiboko Swamp2. Spotted Hyena: Duma Steppe3. Black-backed Jackal: Duma Steppe4. African Wild Dog: Choroa Gorge5. Bat-Eared Fox: Lake Heroe (night)

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1. Cheetah: Duma Steppe2. King Cheetah: Choroa Gorge3. Leopard: Lake Heroe4. Black Leopard: Duma Steppe

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1. Warthog: Kiwanja Plain, Duma Steppe2. Aardvark: Choroa Gorge (night)3. Temminck’s Pangolin: Kiwanja Plain (night)4. Porcupine: Duma Steppe (night)5. Ratel: Kiboko Swamp (night)6. Meerkat: Choroa Gorge7. Hyrax: Lake Heroe8. Olive Baboon: Lake Heroe, Kiboko Swamp9. Vervet Monkey: Duma Steppe

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1. Ostritch: Choroa Gorge, Kiwanja Plain2. Lesser Flamingo: Lake Heroe3. Helmeted Guineafowl: Lake Heroe4. Cattle Egret: Kiboko Swamp5. Super Starling: Duma Steppe6. Pelican: Kiboko Swamp7. Red-Billed Oxpecker: Lake Heroe

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1. Lappet-Faced Vulture: Duma Steppe2. Ruppell’s Vulture: Choroa Gorge3. Marabou Stork: Lake Heroe, Duma Steppe, Kiwanja Plain4. Kori Bustard: Kiwanja Plain5. Secretary Bird: Duma Steppe6. Black Crowned Crane: Kiboko Swamp

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1. Nile Crocodile: Kiwanja Plain2. Leopard Tortoise: Choroa Gorge3. Rainbow Agama: Choroa Gorge, Lake Heroe4. Jackson’s Chameleon: Lake Heroe5. Scarab: Kiwanja Plain6. Tsetse Fly: Duma Steppe

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