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According to the American biologist and conservationist, J. Michael Fay, South Sudan "could present the biggest migration of large mammals on earth", [1] while Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) reports southeast Sudan has a migration of 1.3 million antelopes. The region has a low density human population, with approximately 7 million people ...
South Sudan (/ s uː ˈ d ɑː n,-ˈ d æ n /), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in Central/East Africa. [16] It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the west by Central African Republic. South Sudan's diverse ...
Order: Rodentia (rodents) Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb). Suborder: Hystricognathi.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in South Sudan.The avifauna of South Sudan include a total of 831 species. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
22,800 km 2 (8,800 sq mi) Established. 1977. Boma National Park is a protected area in eastern South Sudan near the Ethiopian border. It was established in 1977 and covers 22,800 km 2 (8,800 sq mi) of grasslands and floodplains. [1] The park is in the Somali-Maasai and Sudano-Guinean biomes. The southern part of the park has extensive short ...
Nuer people. The Nuer people are a Nilotic ethnic group concentrated in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. They also live in the Ethiopian region of Gambella. The Nuer speak the Nuer language, which belongs to the Nilotic language family. They are the second-largest ethnic group in South Sudan and the largest ethnic group in Gambella ...
Fauna of Sudan and South Sudan include: Sudan cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii) Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) Maneless zebra (Equus quagga borensis) Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) Aardvark. Aardwolf. African buffalo.
The history of South Sudan comprises the history of the territory of present-day South Sudan and the peoples inhabiting the region. South Sudan's modern history is closely tied to that of Sudan. These ties began in the 19th century with the southward expansion of the Ottoman Khedivate of Egypt and the establishment of Turco-Egyptian Sudan with ...