Feather Functions

...The bases of the remiges are covered with covert feathers. The retrices are the tail feathers and are used in steering and stabilising the bird during flight...
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Great Brak River

...MaraisCanoeing on the Great Brak River.The town was named for the brackish water of the Great and Little Brak Rivers, where the dual estuary splits into two sandy channels...
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Mushroom Compost

...Gypsum is also added to improve the structure, as it buffers the pH and aids the release of ammonia in the compost...
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Soweto Township Tour

...The Freedom Charter was signed here by the Congress of the People back in 1955. The Charter offered an alternative vision to the repressive policies of the former apartheid state...
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Diving at Rocky Bay

...Diving at Rocky BayDiving at Rocky BayBest Kept Secret of the South CoastRocky Bay is one of the best kept secret diving spots on the South African coast...
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Grandmother Stories - Apartheid Experiences

...The police said from the window, "Stop there and produce your pass". I was at the front of the group. A policeman started to come out of the other side of the van...
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Herbicide Application

...are contact herbicides, which means they have to be absorbed by the leaves of the weed to destroy the plant...
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Free Range and Organic Poultry Production

...External Environment The codes specify the same external environmental conditions for free range broiler and layer production: The stocking rate of birds outside the house or shed, should not exceed five birds per square meter...
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Uses of Cotton

...This is the only oil extraction plant in the country.Cotton LintersCotton linters are the downy fuzz or velvety layer on the outside of the cottonseed...
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Soil Types for a Vineyard

...The addition of organic material in the form of compost increases the humus in the soil and thus the water-holding capacity. The best irrigation for sandy soil is through micro or drip systems with a short irrigation cycle...
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Dr Peter Magubane

...Peter was there documenting with his camera the protests against the Pass Laws, the rise of Umkhonto we Sizwe, Nelson Mandela’s arrest, the Rivonia Trial, the banning of the ANC, the Sharpeville riots, the rise of Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness..
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Shorthorn Cattle

...The Shorthorn has been used in the development of 52 new breeds around the world, those in South Africa are the Bonsmara, Santa Gertrudis and the Beefmaster.Production Regions©Shorthorn SAThe breed is highly adaptable...
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Theewaterskloof Dam Near Villiersdorp

...More recently, the Western Cape was caught in the grip of extreme drought, leading to the dam’s levels dropping to 12.9% (with the last 10% mostly unreachable) at the end of 2017’s dry season...
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Muizenberg

...A lack of extremes is always in evidence - the warm waters of False Bay are of moderate temperatures, often some 10 degrees warmer than the water on the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula...
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Cape Crow

...The Cape crow will also eat fruit and bulbs. It will scavenge at a carcass.Cape Crow Breeding The Cape crow is monogamous. The female is mostly responsible for building a large nest from sticks that are brought to the nesting site by the male...
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Cape Flora SA

...South Africa is home to the Cape Floristic Region, which is the source of all fynbos flowers; it is thus of great importance that the integrity and biodiversity of the region is protected and kept to a high standard...
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Addo Elephant National Park

...The park has several archaeological sites on the coast and in the Zuurberg - also the area where bushman rock art can be seen...
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Isolated Natural Environment

...Here guests can be assured of superb game viewing opportunities, whether you choose to base yourself on the viewing deck, or to head out on the communal game drives. The area near the swimming pool at the main lodge makes for the perfect base...
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Cape Hare

...The female is slightly larger than the male, their mass differing from 1.5 to 2.5 kg...
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Mopane Tree

...They grow near the twig terminals in small hanging clusters. The fruit of the mopane tree is a green flat, rough pod resembling the shape of a kidney...
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Products of the Cape Winelands

...Once you have passed through the beautiful Cogmans Kloof road from Montagu, you are effectively back on the Cape Town side of the mountains. Rainfall increases and the soil is more flagrantly fertile...
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The Quiver Tree of the Nama and Karoo

...The Quiver Tree of the Nama and KarooThe Quiver Tree of the Nama and KarooBeautiful BarkAloe dichotoma, the distinctive quiver tree or tree aloe, is a giant in a sea of Lilliputian scrub...
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Southern Red Bishop

...Breeding males are brightly coloured, with the upperparts being red to orange, with brown wings and tail. The upper chest and under tail coverts are red to orange, with the breast and belly black. The head is red, with a black face...
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Replacement of Old Vessels

...Replacement of Old VesselsReplacement of Old VesselsIn the course of the 20th century, plastic, ceramic and enamel containers gradually replaced the use of vessels woven from grass or carved from wood...
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Bushveld Vacation

...The owners of the lodge, Glen and Bruce Jenkins, fell in love with the idea of one day owning their own bush lodge, especially when they saw the joy their children experienced whilst on safari...
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