A Guide to South African National Parks

...The most common animals in this category are baboons and monkeys; in some places, they sneak into huts, tents, and even occupied vehicles to snatch food. If you see primates around, keep all food out of sight, and keep your windows rolled up...
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Mpumalanga Escarpment

...Egrets and grey herons nest in the large willow trees that overhang the banks and frequent the shallows where they pluck fish from the water, crabs from the muddy bed and frogs, spiders or small reptiles from the banks.By David Bristow..
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Pears in South Africa

...Abate Fetel was developed out of several local cultivars by a French Monk, Abbe Fetel, in 1866 and is in high demand in Europe.Season©Louise BrodieForelle pears take their name from forel fish because of their reddish coloured skin.Pears are a summer..
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Leopard

...They mainly feed on small antelope, but their diet extends to hyrax, monkeys, fox, fish and reptiles found in South Africa. There have been accounts of leopards living off insects and rodents when regular food sources are scarce...
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Umbrella Thorn

...The Senegalese also used the roots for spear shafts, and people from Lake Chad used it as stems for fish spears. The pods of the umbrella tree contain many nutrients and is browsed by game and livestock...
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Graaff-Reinet Experience

...seekers such as hikers and mountain bikers can head for the Sneeuberg mountain range or picnic, yacht, windsurf, powerboat, waterski, canoe or fish at Nqweba Dam...
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What is Agroecology?

...Agroecology uses farming practices such as intercropping, traditional fishing and stock farming (as opposed to the industrial livestock farming model), integrating crops, trees, livestock and fish, manuring, making and using compost, as well as using..
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Serval

...Their diet also includes birds, frogs, small reptiles, insects and sometimes fish species indigenous to South Africa.Serval BreedingAfter a gestation period of 68-72 days, litters of three to four kittens are born in thick grassy covers or in bushy spots..
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Bloemfontein History Celebrated

...Amongst the places of interest are the Twee Toringkerk, 1880, the only twin-spired Dutch Reformed Church in the country, the Presidency, 1886, the official residence of the last three presidents of the Free State - and the First Raadsaal...
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Coenie Snyman

...Our tastes are simple: light, easy meals throughout the week - mainly chicken, a bit of fish, pasta, vegetables and salads - and a spatchcock chicken or the odd piece of steak on the braai on weekends.'  By Wendy Toerien..
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Human Activity and Climate Change

...The pollution may go up into the sky over Gauteng, London or New York but it rains down its consequences in many places that are utterly non-complicit...
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Nuwerust Mountain Bike Route

...22’41.1” Terrain: Single-track; gravel district road Map: N/A Entry requirements: Riding for guests only; no day visitors allowed Facilities: Self-catering cottages, camping and lapa Cell reception: Very bad Beware of: Can get technical in places..
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Do Blue Wildebeest Have a Territory?

...Breed on the RunBlue wildebeest are traditionally a migratory species. When resources are depleted, individual herds form massive aggregations (especially in places like Kenya) and they ‘breed on the run’ so to speak...
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Urbanisation in South Africa

...This places the metropolis at the epicentre of development challenges for the coming century and beyond...
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Explore Table Mountain National Park

...How many places can you think of that fit the description? Nowadays Table Mountain is considered one of the mystical New Age centres of spirituality, and whole books have been written on the subject...
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Nguni Cattle

...©Nguni Cattle Breeders' SocietyThe Nguni is a breed that has developed over the years in Africa.The cattle were originally spread across all the regions where these tribes settled, along the east coast of Southern Africa in places such as Swaziland..
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The Anglo-Xhosa Wars in South Africa

...By the 1780’s, however, the trekboers had reached the vicinity of the Great Fish River, near modern-day East London, and there they met the Xhosa...
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Morgan Bay Sightseeing

...Keep an eye out for the prolific birdlife, which includes fish eagles, crowned eagles and kingfishers.Bead Beach©Ann GaddFrom Double Mouth, there is a splendid nature walk to Bead Beach, where pieces of Ming porcelain dated to the end of the 16th..
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iSimangaliso World Heritage Site

...There is a staggering variety of flora (2,185 recorded species), mammals (129 species), reptiles (128), bird life (526) and fish (1,039). These statistics tell us why the park’s preservation is so important in ecological terms...
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The Uses of Carob

...Carob seed gum (also called locust bean gum) is widely used in food industries as a thickener and stabiliser of emulsions in foods such as baked products, ice cream, salad dressings, sauces, salami, canned meats and fish, jelly and mustard...
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Visiting Bird Island in Lamberts Bay

...Since the guano was removed from the island for fertilizer (in places it used to be 6 m deep), penguins have struggled with nesting...
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Industrialisation and Food Production

...Rail and, later, roads extended the reach of food-flow systems and sped it up dramatically, allowing new cities to germinate in places where previously the geography had been too infertile.Changing the Nature of FoodThe industrialisation of both our food..
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Visit Kakamas

...   Historical Places to Visit in The AreaKakamas Church.The old Egyptian-style transformer building in Kakamas; the hand-dug tunnels and canals and the water wheels are worth a visit. The German graves dating back to the 1st World War...
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Sailing in South Africa

...To the north, the Vaal River is an awesome freshwater option. You’ll be able to fish from the boat, or even work in a waterski if you’re in an adventurous mood...
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Mountain Bike Trails in Groot Marico

...Much of the routes are along man-made and natural single-track, but with some jeep track heaven through rocky and technical terrain in places...
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