▁be ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁" f ever ▁country " ▁because ▁mal aria , ▁carried ▁by ▁mos qu ito es , ▁was ▁en demic ▁to ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ▁area . ▁Before ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Low vel d ▁was ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁t set se ▁fly , ▁which ▁transm its ▁sleep ing ▁sick ness ▁to ▁humans ▁and ▁nag ana ▁to ▁animals , ▁especially ▁the ▁horses ▁of ▁the ▁travel ers ▁trying ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁High vel d ▁and ▁Wit w aters rand ▁Gold ▁Field s ▁from ▁Map uto . ▁ ▁The ▁Low vel d ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁high ▁concentration ▁of ▁big ▁game , ▁including ▁the ▁larger ▁animals , ▁like ▁African ▁ele ph ants , ▁rh ino , ▁African ▁buff alo , ▁the ▁big ▁c ats ▁( l ions , ▁le op ards , ▁and ▁che et ah s ), ▁the ▁Pla ins ▁z eb ra , ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁ant el ope , ▁while ▁the ▁slow - flow ing ▁streams ▁and ▁wet lands ▁of ▁the ▁Low vel d ▁are ▁a ▁haven ▁for ▁the ▁hi pp os ▁and ▁cro cod iles . ▁The ▁bird ▁life ▁is ▁also ▁ast ound ingly ▁abund ant ▁and ▁varied . ▁This ▁wild life ▁is ▁particularly ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁the ▁Kru ger ▁National ▁Park ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Low vel d ▁areas ▁of ▁M p um al anga ▁and ▁L imp opo ▁Provin ces , ▁along ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ▁border ▁with ▁Moz amb ique . ▁But ▁many ▁private ▁game ▁far ms