Why Do Vultures Use Thermals?

...Pockets of rising warm air form when the sun heats the ground during the day and these thermals provide lift to the enormous birds...
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AKWA House

...Avril and Magrietjie de Villiers purchased AWKA House in the hopes to extend the feeling of a “home away from home” to guests who are looking to explore the beautiful town of Hermanus...
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Schoone Oordt Country House

...Alison and Richard are the owners of Schoone Oordt Country House and the couple has always shared a deep love for the countryside...
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Ann Gadd

...During the initial years, she was extremely grateful for the benevolence of the Revenue Services (tax refund), the galleries who liked her work, and the patrons who bought it...
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Grandmother Stories of Marriage in Xhosa Culture

...After the feast, we all went to the big community hall to dance, at midnight eating the remainder of the feast, which the women had brought to the hall...
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The Feeding of Honey Bees

...Carbohydrates are used to maintain the temperature of the bee’s body and the internal temperature of the hives. Bees also need pollen as a source of protein, vitamins, minerals and some carbohydrates...
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Kruger National Park: The Past Colour Bar

...But then, in 1961, the ‘Olifants’ name was given to the newly renovated whites-only camp on the other side of the river and the black camp changed its name to ‘Balule’, a contraction of the XiTsonga name for the Olifants River...
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Nightjars

...The most iconic of African night sounds is the ‘Good Lord deliver us…’ chant of the Fiery-necked Nightjar. The sound of the Square-tailed nightjar is also a common nighttime sound in the Lowveld...
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Pretoriuskop Rest Camp

...The mixed vegetation between the rocky outcrops, sweet grasslands and thick woodlands supports an exciting mix of birds and animals...
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Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki Celebrate

...Thabo Mbeki is currently the chairperson on the African Union (AU) High Level Implementation Panel for Sudan...
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Diving in False Bay

...The climate in the Western Cape is typically Mediterranean and is usually warm and dry in the summer and mild and moist in the winter. Rain is frequent during the winter months...
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Genadendal

...GenadendalGenadendalA Rich HeritageCradled in a small nook of the Riviersonderend Mountains is the town of Genadendal (the Valley of Grace). Genadendal is blessed with a rich heritage...
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Viognier

...Around the 1980s, plantings in the Rhone Valley, which at the time accounted for almost all the official Viognier plantings in the world, declined to a mere 20 ha...
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Cooking with Chicken

...Don’t add the liver while making the stock, as it will give the stock a bitter taste...
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu Post Apartheid Work

...He compared the situation to the apartheid system...
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Red-billed Quelea

...The nest is a small oval ball of grass, with an entrance on the side. The female will typically lay 3 eggs, which are incubated by both the male and the female for around 11 days...
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Activities in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

...As another route, take the road north from the Two Rivers Gate in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, past Nossob all the way up to the corner known as 'Unions End'...
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Natural Wonders of KwaZulu-Natal

...uThukela comes from the Zulu verb tuku, to startle or astonish, but in the sense of the river's name it means 'the fearsome one'...
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Vegetation Zones in South Africa

...Most of the country is situated on a high-lying plateau, between two very different oceans.The Indian Ocean, on the east, is warmed by the Mozambique or Agulhas Current which flows down from the tropics, while the Atlantic, on the west coast, is cooled..
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Designer Safari

...With wooden viewing decks, suspended like an eagles nest over the river, you feel that you are floating between the river and the sky...
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Flame Lily

...The fruit is a 3-compartment leathery capsule and taking up to 10 weeks to ripen.Habitat The climbing flame lily extends over low shrubs and rocks and can grow in semi-shade of the sun...
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Timeless Style and Grace

...This colonial style accommodation in the Timbavati has a rich character with comfy sofas out on the deck...
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Grape Pests - Margarodes

...The camel-thorn tree (Acacia erioloba), widely found in the Orange River and Mpumalanga areas, has recently been identified as the natural host plant of one of the margarode species...
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Klein Karoo International

...Klein Karoo International's inception is intertwined with the history of commercial farming of ostriches in South Africa, which started in the 1860’s and led to an economic boom in the Little Karoo region, creating wealth and prosperity in the..
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Boulders Bush Lodge

...If there’s anyone who knows exactly where to locate the stars of the safari show (the Big Five), it’s them. Morning and evening games drives, and bush walks can be reserved at the reception area of Mopane Rest Camp located nearby...
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