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1. Kudu

Latin Name: Greater kudu - Tragelaphus strepsiceros. Lesser Kudu - Tragelaphus imberbis. Gestational Period: 9 months. Life Span: 12 - 16 years. Type: Browser. Size: Height: Males: 122 to 150 cm and Females: 100 to 140 cm. Weight:...

Thursday, 05 November 2009 | 297 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

2. Duiker

Latin Name: Blue duiker: Cephalophus monticla. Yellow-backed duiker: Cephalophus silvicultor. Bush duiker: Sylvicapra grimmia. Gestational Period: 5 to 7 months. Life Span: 12 years. Type: Browser however they sometimes also eat young birds,...

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3. Springbok

Latin Name:Marsupialis Gestational Period: 4-6 months. Life Span: 10 years. Type: Browser and grazer. Size: Height: 75 centimeters high at the shoulder. Weight: 40 kg.

Thursday, 05 November 2009 | 360 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

4. Impala

Latin Name:Aepyeros Melampus Gestational Period: 194-200 days. Life Span: Up to 15 years. Type: Browser and grazer. Size: Height: males 56 inches and females, 50 inches. Weight: males 176 pounds and female 100 pounds. Socialization: Herds

Saturday, 10 October 2009 | 359 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

5. Sable Antelope

Latin Name:Hippotragus Niger Gestational Period: 270 days. Life Span: Around 15 years. Type: Mostly a grazer. Size: Height: 1.4 meters at the shoulder. Weight: 270 kg. Socialization: They are a gregarious antelope and herd sizes can vary.

Saturday, 10 October 2009 | 337 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

6. Crocodile

Latin Name: Crocodylus niloticus. Incubation Period: Females nest in November and December on sandy shorelines, dry stream beds, or riverbanks. A female can lay 25 to 100 eggs, which she covers with sand, then guards until they hatch 3 months...

Saturday, 10 October 2009 | 273 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

7. African Boomslang

Latin Name:Dispholidus Typus. Type: Snake. Diet: Lizards, frogs, small mammals and birds Length:1.8m

Saturday, 10 October 2009 | 478 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

8. African Fish Eagle

Latin Name:Haliaeetus vocifer. Breeding: The female lays 1 to 3 eggs. Life Span: 12 years. Type: Eagle. Diet: Fish Wing Span: Males - 6 feet and females - 8 feet. Socialisation:They are believed to mate for life, and pairs will often...

Thursday, 19 November 2009 | 432 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

9. African Little Bee-eater

Latin Name: Merops pusillus. Breeding: They lay 4 to 6 spherical white eggs. Type: Bee-eater. Diet: Flying insects especially bees, wasps and hornets Appearance: Like other Bee-eaters the bill is long, slender and down curved. The bill is...

Thursday, 19 November 2009 | 450 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

10. African Penguin "Cape Penguin"

Latin Name: Spheniscus demersus. Breeding: They nest in burrows, usually laying two eggs. Type: Penguin. Diet: They mainly fish, but they will also eat squid and crustaceans. Appearance: They have a black back and a white belly with white...

Wednesday, 18 November 2009 | 255 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more