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art galleries, as well as tours to Rhodes Grave. The Big Cave property is approximately 2,000 acres (8.1 km), and is ideal for walking and birdwatching. Facilities include a natural rock pool for swimming, the "Leopards Lair" bar and dining area which incorporates a huge granite boulder into the building, as well as separate library area.
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Some game can be seen throughout the park, with regular sightings of white rhino, sable antelope and impala. However, the best viewing is to be had in the 105 km Game Park, in the west of the national park. The game park, also known as Whovi or Hove Wild Area was established with animals
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and Fish Eagle, offer views over the Maleme Gorge. Imbila Lodge offers a higher standard of luxury with ensuite bathrooms and teak furniture. Camping and caravan sites are situated along the eastern shores of Maleme Dam.
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is a small site near Gordon Park, on the main tarred road through the park. The frieze includes the outline of large rhinos, which is said to have inspired the re-introduction of the species in the 1960s.
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river valleys. Part of the national park is set aside as a 100 km (39 sq mi) game park, which has been stocked with game including the white
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and bass. Bass were stocked into seven of the parks dams from the research station at Maleme Dam. The park entry fee includes a fishing license.
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has the most extensive paintings, located in a remote cave accessible by a three-hour hike from
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Marshall, B.E. 2003. The biology of Barbus mattozi Guimaraes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in a Zimbabwean reservoir. 2. Growth.
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The Matobo Hills are composed entirely of granite, making up the
Matopos Batholith. The granite weathers into fantastic shapes, such as the
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Rachlow, J.L., Kie, J.G. and Berger, J. 2001. Territoriality and spatial patterns of white rhinoceros in Matobo
National Park, Zimbabwe.
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The name of the park has been used twice in films: According to director Stéphanie
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formed a major part of the meat component of the diet of early human inhabitants of the cave, which also included
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