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Where is Serengeti National Park situated?
A. Kenya
B. Tanzania
C. Zambia
D. Uganda

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Hint: The Serengeti National Park is situated in an African nation which is also famous for the dormant volcano, Mount Kilimanjaro. It is the highest mountain in the African continent.

Complete Answer: The Serengeti National Park is situated in the Mara and Simiyu regions of Tanzania. This Tanzanian National Park is famous for white-bearded wildebeests and zebras. More than one million and around two lakh wildebeests and zebras migrate every year respectively. The National Park is also well known for the Nile crocodiles and honey badgers.
 For about four million years, Early human ancestors lived here. In the open plains of the Mara region, the Maasai people had been feeding their livestock. It is believed that the people of Maasai named this place Serengeti, which means the land that never ends.
The park is situated on the Kenyan border, in the northwestern region of Tanzania, it covers more than 14,000 square kilometres of savanna, riparian forest, grassland plains, and woodlands.

While talking about the other options,
A. Kenya's most visited National Park is The Maasai Mara National Park. This park adjoins the Tanzanian Serengeti National Park.
C. The second largest National Park in the world is situated in Zambia. The Kafue National Park covers more than 22,500 square kilometers.
D. Uganda has a total of ten national parks. The largest National Park among all is the Murchison National Park, Which covers about 3,893 square kilometers of area.
Thus the correct option is B.

Note: Stewart Edward White was the first American to visit the Serengeti National Park. During the years of his stay, he and his partners shot 50 lions which resulted in a decline in the number of lions.