Blyde River Canyon Wildlife

...Birds also frequently observed include the black eagle, crowned eagle, African fish eagle, Gymnogene, jackal buzzard, Cape vulture, white-backed vulture, bald ibis, African finfoot, Narina trogon, Knysna lourie, purple crested lourie, Other species seen..
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Cleaner Shrimp

...Distinguished from prawns by comparing the second abdominal segment, which overlaps both first and third segments in prawns. Some of this family acts as cleaners of fish on reefs...
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Goatfish

...Use the barbels to find food in the sand (chemosensory). Also used to attract females during courtship. Found in small groups hunting for food. Sometimes accompanied by other opportunistic fish...
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Animal Behaviour in Global Warming

...Stories are emerging of fishermen off these shores encountering strange fish in their nets. Previously unrecorded hammerhead sharks, triggerfish and sun fish are turning up in catches...
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Dolphins

...When the young are born, they are fully developed.Dolphin FeedingDolphins mainly feed on fish and squid.Dolphin DistributionDolphins can be found in temperate and tropical oceans across the world.Common SpeciesHumpback dolphinSousa chinensisCommon dolphinDelphinus..
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Remoras

...The creatures use their suckers to attach themselves to sharks, turtles, rays, bony fish, whales and dolphins, travelling along with them and cleaning them of parasites and bacteria...
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South African Holidays - Backpacker Hostel Accommodation in South Africa

...life-long friends.There are backpackers hostels in almost every centre and quite a few in the more popular places...
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The Use of Fertility Dolls

...Because dolls like these are prized by collectors, some dealers have commissioned replicas for sale to outside buyers, leading to confusion in the African art market, which places a high value on authenticity...
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The Xhosa

...Xhosa, like Nguni, a linguistic rather than an ethnic term, was the dialect spoken in the valleys of the Fish, Keiskamma and Buffalo rivers...
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Mantis Shrimp

...Larvae are planktonic until juvenile stage.FeedingFeeds on fish, crustaceans and molluscs.DistributionOccurs in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world.Common SpeciesGiant smashing mantis shrimpEchinosquilla gueriniiPeacock mantis shrimpOdontodactylus..
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Kobs

...Pelagic spawners.FeedingFeeds on small fish and benthic invertebrates.DistributionOccurs in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world and in fresh and saltwater.Common SpeciesDaga kob - Argyrosomus japonicusKob - Argyrosomus hololepidotusSlender..
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Starfish

...Reproduction by pelagic spawning.DietFeeds on snails, clams, oysters, small fish and detritus.DistributionOccurs in all oceans of the world, including the Arctic.Common speciesGranulated seastar - Choriaster granulatusPincushion starfish - Culcita schmidelianaRed..
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Willowmore Attractions

...Willowmore AttractionsWillowmore AttractionsPanoramic View of the Karoo"Vulture Mountain", overlooking Willowmore, is one of the few places in the Karoo where coastal fynbos grows...
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African Fish Eagle

...African Fish EagleAfrican Fish EagleI-African Eagle Intlanzi© Shem CompionAfrican Fish Eagle.IgamaI-African Eagle Intlanzi [Haliaeetus vocifer]KubonakalaI-African Eagle Intlanzi yintshontsho enkulu...
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Table Mountain Trails

...It's steep, a little difficult in places and there are a few ladders to scramble up, but the beautiful beginning in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and the view from the top are so worth the climb...
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Chacma Baboons Characteristics

...Baboon troops may not necessarily return to the same roosting site every evening but they do have favourite sites that they frequent and may even defend against other troops if roosting places are in short supply...
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History of Makhanda

...In 1812 Colonel Graham was sent to establish a line of forts along the Great Fish River, with his headquarters at Fort Graham. He then set about brutally pushing the Xhosa people back over the Fish river...
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Cape Town Central

...little fishermen's cottages were located along the shore, fish was dried in the sun, nets were mended, boats repaired, and a number of languages spoken...
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Barkly East Attractions

...  In days gone by not so long ago, gricers (steam train anoraks) would visit from far too wide to ‘ooh and aah’ up and down the triple switch-backs (it's claimed there were only three such places in the world)...
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Venture Into the Sea in Port Elizabeth

...When children get tired of the beach, the Oceanarium is just across the road.Port Elizabeth Lighthouse©Chris DalyLighthouse at Cape Recife.Lighthouses are, by definition, built in lonely, wind-ripped locales - just the kind of places you want to..
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South African World Heritage Sites

...These places hold geological and cultural significance that, according to UNESCO, deserve an honorable mention and protection above national level...
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City Bowl to the False Bay Coast

...If you want to explore the other villages scattered along the False Bay side of the Peninsula, continue on Main Road past St. James and Kalk Bay, towards Fish Hoek...
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Spoonbill

...The bill acts as a scythe (hooked tool) to catch fish, crustaceans etc.African Spoonbill HabitatThe African spoonbill usually resides by shallow inland waters...
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Plett: The Perfect Holiday Town

...Mindful of the razzle-dazzle prices at some places, savvy locals head for the ski-boat club on Central Beach (just avoid Friday nights if there's a big game on).Lookout Beach©Ann GaddLookout Beach in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.If you only..
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West Coast Birds

...What all of these birds have in common is that they feed on pelagic fish, but subsequent to the commercial over-exploitation of this resource the dependent bird populations have been drastically reduced by up to 95 per cent in the case of the jackass..
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