Lake Manyara is a shallow fresh-water lake in Tanzania. The name "Manyara" comes from the Maasai word emanyara, which is a euphorbia species of plant that is grown into a hedge around a family homestead. Of the 330 square km of Lake Manyara National Park, the lake's alkaline waters cover approximately 230 square km. While most known for baboons, the lake and its environs is also home to herbivores such as hippos, impalas, elephants, wildebeest, buffalo, warthogs and giraffe. Giant fig trees and mahogany seen in the groundwater forest immediately around the park gates draw nourishment from the underground springs replenished continuously from crater highlands directly above the Manyara basin. Leading away from the forest to the fringes of Lake Manyara are the flood plains. To the south are visible the acacia woodlands. Lake Manyara provides exciting opportunities for ornithologists keen on viewing and observing over 300 migratory birds, including flamingo, long-crested eagle and grey-headed kingfisher.