Dotting this vast savannah are outcrops of granite that stick out like rocky islands in a sea of grass.

These rocks were laid down more than 500 million years ago all over Africa.

Kopjes are refuges for life in the Serengeti.

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An interesting mammal exclusive to the kopjes is the Rock Hyrax.

The kopje was thus named Simba Kopje.

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