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Manyoni Private Game Reserve
Previously known as Zululand Rhino Reserve, Manyoni Private Game Reserve is a " big five" protected area in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It covers an area of 230 km² (89 sq mi) within the Mkuze Valley Lowveld vegetation type. History The reserve was formed in 2004 from a partnership of the WWF, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and 17 private landowners as part of the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project as a release site with the founding population of Black rhinoceros released in 2005. The area was made a Nature Reserve in 2009. In 2015, due to several instances of rhinoceros poaching despite large investments in security, Manyoni decided to dehorn its entire rhinoceros population in order to disincentivise poaching. This project was completed and all horns moved off the reserve. The Rhino Management Project continues today and is partially funded by guests participating in or observing dehorning operations. Geography Manyoni Private Game Reserve is one of the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and Natal Province. It is located in the southeast of the country, with a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean. It shares borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg, and its largest city is Durban, which is also the Port of Durban, city with the largest port in sub-saharan Africa. It is the second-most populous province in South Africa, after Gauteng. Two areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. These areas are important to the surrounding ecosystems. During the 1830s and early 1840s, the northern part of what is now KwaZulu-Natal was established as the Zulu Kingdom. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zebra
Zebras (, ) (subgenus ''Hippotigris'') are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three living species: Grévy's zebra (''Equus grevyi''), the plains zebra (''E. quagga''), and the mountain zebra (''E. zebra''). Zebras share the genus '' Equus'' with horses and asses, the three groups being the only living members of the family Equidae. Zebra stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. Several theories have been proposed for the function of these patterns, with most evidence supporting them as a deterrent for biting flies. Zebras inhabit eastern and southern Africa and can be found in a variety of habitats such as savannahs, grasslands, woodlands, shrublands, and mountainous areas. Zebras are primarily grazers and can subsist on lower-quality vegetation. They are preyed on mainly by lions, and typically flee when threatened but also bite and kick. Zebra species differ in social behaviour, with plains and mountain z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphorbia Tirucalli
''Euphorbia tirucalli'' (commonly known as Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, fire stick, aveloz or milk bush) is a tree native to Africa that grows in semi-arid tropical climates. A hydrocarbon plant, it produces a poisonous latex that can cause temporary blindness. Description The pencil tree is a shrub or small tree with pencil-thick, green, smooth, succulent branches that reaches heights of up to . It has a cylindrical and fleshy stem with fragile succulent twigs that are thick, often produced in whorls, finely striated longitudinally. The oval leaves are long and about wide; they usually fall off early. It contains a milky, toxic and corrosive sap. The yellow flowers are at the ends of the branches. Habitat It has a wide distribution in Africa in black clay soils, being prominently present in northeastern, central and southern Africa. It may also be native in other parts of the continent as well as some surrounding islands and the Arabian Penins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasteruption
''Gasteruption'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Gasteruptiidae subfamily Gasteruptiinae. World species These 64 species belong to the genus ''Gasteruption'': * ''Gasteruption assectator'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (wild carrot wasp) * '' Gasteruption boreale'' (Thomson, 1883) * ''Gasteruption canariae'' Madl, 1991 * '' Gasteruption caucasicum'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1844) * '' Gasteruption corniculigerum'' Enderlein, 1913 * '' Gasteruption dilutum'' Semenov, 1892 * '' Gasteruption dimidiatum'' Semenov, 1892 * '' Gasteruption diversipes'' (Abeille de Perrin, 1879) * '' Gasteruption dolichoderum'' Schletterer, 1889 * '' Gasteruption erythrostomum'' (Dahlbom, 1831) * '' Gasteruption expectatum'' Pasteels, 1957 * '' Gasteruption fallaciosum'' Semenov, 1892 * '' Gasteruption flavicuspis'' Kieffer, 1911 * '' Gasteruption floreum'' Szepligeti, 1903 * '' Gasteruption formilis'' Alekseev, 1995 * '' Gasteruption formosanum'' Enderlein, 1913 * '' Gasteruption forticorne'' Semenov, 1892 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bush Elephant
The African bush elephant (''Loxodonta africana''), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of three extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant, one of two extant species of African elephant. It is the largest living terrestrial animal, with fully grown bulls reaching an average shoulder height of and a body mass of ; the largest recorded specimen had a shoulder height of and an estimated body mass of . The African bush elephant is characterised by its long prehensile trunk with two finger-like processes; a convex back; large ears which help reduce body heat; and sturdy tusks that are noticeably curved. The skin is grey with scanty hairs, and bending cracks which support thermoregulation by retaining water. The African bush elephant inhabits a variety of habitats such as forests, grasslands, woodlands, wetlands and agricultural land. It is a mixed herbivore feeding mostly on grasse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garreta
''Garreta'' is a genus of dung beetles (subfamily Scarabaeinae) in the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). There are more than 20 described species; most are African and some are from Asia. They are generally found in fairly moist habitats (forest, moist savanna and upland grassland). All species are ball-rolling dung beetles. Species * '' Garreta australugens'' Davis & Deschodt, 2018 * '' Garreta azureus'' (Fabricius, 1801) * '' Garreta basilewskyi'' (Balthasar, 1964) * '' Garreta bechynei'' Pokorny & Zidek, 2018 * '' Garreta caffer'' (Fahraeus, 1857) * '' Garreta crenulatus'' (Kolbe, 1895) * '' Garreta dejeani'' (Castelnau, 1840) * '' Garreta diffinis'' (Waterhouse, 1890) * '' Garreta fastiditus'' (Harold, 1867) * '' Garreta gilleti'' (Garreta, 1914) * '' Garreta laetus'' (Hope, 1842) * '' Garreta lugens'' (Fairmaire, 1891) * '' Garreta malleolus'' (Kolbe, 1895) * '' Garreta matabelensis'' (Janssens, 1938) * '' Garreta mombelgi'' (Boucomont, 1929) * '' Garreta morosus'' (Fairm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeus
The genus ''Scarabaeus'' consists of a number of Afro-Eurasian dung beetle species, including the "sacred scarab beetle", ''Scarabaeus sacer'' and is the namesake of the tribe Scarabaeini, the family Scarabaeidae, the superfamily Scarabaeoidea and the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. These beetles feed exclusively on dung, which they accomplish by rolling a piece of dung some distance from where it was deposited, and burying it in order to feed on it underground. They also prepare food for their larvae by excavating an underground chamber, and filling it with balls that have eggs laid in them. The growing larva feeds upon the dung ball, pupates, and eventually emerges as an adult. A "scarabaeus" is also a now outdated term (OED 2) for an object in the form of a scarab beetle in art. The scarab was a popular form of amulet in Ancient Egypt, and in ancient Greek art engraved gems were often carved as scarabs on the rest of the stone behind the main flattish face, which was used for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Buffalo
The African buffalo (''Syncerus caffer)'' is a large sub-Saharan African bovine. The adult African buffalo's horns are its characteristic feature: they have fused bases, forming a continuous bone shield across the top of the head, referred to as a "boss". The African buffalo is more closely related to other buffalo species than it is to other bovids such as American bison or domestic cattle, with its closest living relative being the Asian water buffalo. Its unpredictable temperament may be part of the reason that the African buffalo has never been domesticated, which would also explain why the African buffalo has no domesticated descendants, unlike the wild yak and wild water buffalo which are the ancestors of the domestic yak and water buffalo. Natural predators of adult African buffaloes include lions, African wild dogs, spotted hyenas, and Nile crocodiles. As one of the Big Five game animals, the Cape buffalo is a sought-after trophy in hunting. Description The African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-billed Oxpecker
The red-billed oxpecker (''Buphagus erythrorynchus'') is a passerine bird in the oxpecker family, Buphagidae. It is native to the eastern savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to South Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa. It is more widespread than the yellow-billed oxpecker in Southern Africa, where their ranges overlap. Taxonomy The scientific name comes from Ancient Greek βοῦς (''boûs''), meaning "ox", and φάγος (''phágos''), meaning "eater". The specific name comes from ἐρυθρός (''eruthrós''), meaning "red", and ῥύγχος (''rhúnkhos''), meaning "snout". Distribution The red-billed oxpecker is a native of the savanna of sub-Saharan Africa. It ranges across Ethiopia and Somalia through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia to southern Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, and north-eastern South Africa. Description A juvenile oxpecker is darker brown than its parents. Its bill is dark ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African National Biodiversity Institute
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is an organisation tasked with research and dissemination of information on biodiversity, and legally mandated to contribute to the management of the country's biodiversity resources. It was established in 2004 in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, No 10 of 2004, under the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (later named Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment). History SANBI was established on 1 September 2004 in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, No 10 of 2004. Previously, in 1989, the autonomous statutory National Botanical Institute (NBI) had been formed from the National Botanic Gardens and the Botanical Research Institute, which had been founded in the early 20th century to study and conserve the South African flora. The mandate of the National Botanical Institute was expanded by the act to include the full diversity of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudu
The kudus are two species of antelope of the genus '' Tragelaphus'': * Lesser kudu, ''Tragelaphus imberbis'', of eastern Africa * Greater kudu, ''Tragelaphus strepsiceros'', of eastern and southern Africa The two species look similar, though greaters are larger than lessers. A large adult male greater kudu stands over tall at the shoulder, and a large male lesser kudu stands about tall. Males of both species have long horns, which point upward and slightly back, curling in a corkscrew shape. Etymology The name of the animal was imported into English in the 18th century from isiXhosa ''iqhude'', via Afrikaans ''koedoe''. Kudu, or koodoo, is the Khoikhoi and seTswana name (Tholo is the Setswana name) for this antelope. ''Tragos'' (Greek) denotes a he-goat and ''elaphos'' (Greek) a deer. ''Strepho'' (Greek) means "I twist", and ''strephis'' is "twisting". ''Keras'' (Greek) means "horn". Habitat Lesser kudus occupy savanna near ''Acacia'' and '' Commiphora'' shrubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
