Monte Mabu
| Monte Mabu | ||
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| height | 1700 m | |
| location | Zambezia Province in northern Mozambique | |
| Coordinates | 16 ° 17 '56 " S , 36 ° 23' 44" E | |
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The Monte Mabu , English Mount Mabu , is a 1700 m high mountain in the province of Zambezia in northern Mozambique that has only been known since 2005 .
Reports from the first scientific expedition described the area as possibly "the largest medium-altitude forest in southern Africa". The British expedition to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew reported on their return from Mozambique that the mountain , which they discovered only with the help of Google Earth , and its approximately 7000 hectare wooded area, which was previously only known to locals, offered an extremely high level of biodiversity . They reported new species of insects and snakes, including three new species of butterflies and one of the real vipers . They encountered stump- tailed chameleons , bluebugs and olive nectar birds . Other reports spoke of "at least ten new species ... all kinds of animals." Monte Mabu is also home to at least seven species of birds that are threatened worldwide.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/dec/21/mount-mabu-mozambique-jonathan-timberlake
- ↑ a b http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2009/01/mount_mabu.html
- ↑ a b http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2009/06/mount_mabu.html