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Lake Tengrela

Burkina Faso · Africa

Lake Tengrela
Lake Tengrela. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Lake Tengrela is a small lake near Banfora in Burkina Faso. It is known for its hippopotamuses. Locals believe that these hippopotamuses do not attack humans because they are sacred hippopotamuses. Crocodiles are almost never seen in this lake. It is 2 km long and 1.5 km wide.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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