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Interesting Facts
- The name Kenya comes from Mount Kenya, the highest peak in the country. Before the 1963 independence, Kenya was only referred to the mountain.
- The writer Joseph Kessel described Amboseli Park as the Garden of Eden, where all the animals of creation seemed to exist.
- The hippopotamus (not the lion) is the most deadly animal to human beings. The second most deadly animal is the buffalo.
- Several world-renowned movies were filmed partly or entirely in Kenya: Nowhere in Africa, Sheena Queen of the Jungle, Out of Africa, Born Free and Tomb Raider.
See Also
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References
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (www.wikipedia.org).
BBC News - Country Profile: Kenya (news.bbc.co.uk).
Kenya facts on National Geographic (www3.nationalgeographic.com).
World Flag Database (www.flags.net).





