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Mount Meru dominates the Arusha region, <br> and is a sister volcano to nearby Mount Kilimanjaro Tropical forest covers the slopes of Mount Meru A Black and White Colobus, or Mantled Guereza - <br>their dawn and dusk choruses are a highlight of these forests Bar-tailed Trogon, quiet resident of the moist forest The mountains of the Rift Valley are where much of East Africas tropical forest is found From the base of Mt. Meru, Kilimanjaro can be seen on the horizon 70km distant Hartlaubs Turaco, a distinctive contributor to the dawn chorus African Dusky Flycatcher Colobus Monkeys live in small family groups, feeding in the forest canopy An Olive Thrush A male Collared Sunbird, often encountered in lusher forests of east Africa A Blue Colobus Monkey, resting quietly in the forest midstory White-fronted Bee-eater A nesting African Mourning Dove Figs are common in these tropical forests Giraffe rest and feed in open areas, with cloud-swathed Mt. Meru in the background This juvenile giraffe sits under the protective bulk of its mother Mist rolls in over the Arusha hills in late afternoon A pair of White-naped Ravens Late afternoon light over a grassland area frequented by wildlife, <br> with the flanks of Mt. Meru behind White-eared Barbet Zebra in the late afternoon on the slopes of Mt. Meru A Black and White Colobus resting. <br>Their latin name - colobus - refers to their thumb being only a vestigal stump Tawny Eagles range widely, including denser forests Bar-tailed Trogon high in the canopy Diminutive Dik Diks shelter in the deeper parts of the forest Our recording location, under the favoured roosting trees of the Colobus An Olive Sunbird exploits the bounty of a native Kniphofia Our camp in the midst of the tropical forest
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Mount Meru dominates the Arusha region,
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Image gallery to accompany the album: 'Equatorial Africa - The Forests of Arusha'

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