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From: average joe	9/2/2011 3:07:43 PM
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Climbers stunned after spotting a stray dog at the freezing peak of Mount Kilimanjaro By Stewart Maclean Last updated at 11:44 AM on 1st September 2011 Comments (18) Add to My Stories Share A stray dog has been spotted scampering around at the peak of Africa’s highest mountain. How the mongrel managed to scale 19,000ft-high Kilimanjaro has mystified vets. Experts were last night trying to establish how the dog, which was noticed by a group of climbers, had managed to survive the notoriously tough conditions on the mountain in Tanzania. Vets have launched in investigation into how the mongrel managed to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania The shocked climbers were so stunned that they contacted local newspapers about the sighting, according to a report in Kenya's Daily Nation. Tanzanian animal expert Wilfred Marealle said he was amazed to learn a dog had managed to scale the huge ice-capped mountain. More... What a dumbo! Baby elephant cools off in reservoir tank... and has to be rescued by army digger Reunited! Puppy stolen by thieves on a motorbike is handed back to his happy owners The mini moos: Tiny breed of cows that grow to just three feet tall He said: 'A dog climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro is not something common.' Tourist Antoine le Galloudec was part of a group of four foreign climbers who spotted the animal. ROOF OF AFRICA Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa and the world’s highest free-standing mountain at 19,340ft and . It lies 205 miles south of the equator and stands on Tanzania’s northern border with Kenya. It is made up of three extinct volcanoes Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. There are five major habitats on the mountain; rainforest, heath, moorland, alpine desert and glaciers. Around 25,000 per year attempt to summit the top of Africa but only two thirds make it, many suffering from the effects of altitude He said: 'As I was relieving myself I saw the dog lying some one metre away from where I stood on a rock.' Experts were today working to try and establish how the animal had managed to survive the notoriously tough conditions at Kilimanjaro's Uhuru Peak. The part of the mountain where the dog was found is so high that the temperatures usually remain below and freezing and climbers are warned about the severe effects of altitude sickness. Local officials said it was possible the stray animal was the same dog which had been spotted a decade ago close to a camp lower down the mountain. Tanzanian tour guide Abel Edward said: 'When the tourists showed us the picture of the dog we could not believe it. 'How did it survive in such freezing cold and what was it eating? Uhuru Peak: The part of the mountain where the dog was found is so high that the temperatures usually remain below freezing Mount Kilimanjaro is the fourth highest of the Seven Summits, the collective term given to the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. The dormant volcano lies in northern Tanzania near the country's border with Kenya. It is visited by thousands of amateur climbers each year, most of whom spend around a week trekking to its peak. Read more: dailymail.co.uk

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