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Safari and wilderness areas in Capricorn |
Blouberg Nature Reserve |
Cape vulture nestling sites are found in this park.
Location: Limpopo, South Africa, Size: 94 sq. km, Altitude: ?, Safari lodges / wilderness camps: none found
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Short history:
1983?:Blouberg Nature Reserve is proclaimed.
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Wildlife in Blouberg nr
Some mammals: zebra, antelope, giraffe, buffalo, eland, kudu,
Some birds: African hawk-eagle, cape vulture, namaqua dove, brown-hooded kingfisher, african scops-owl, african firefinch, sfrican wood-owl, white-browed scrub-robin, african grey hornbill, cape turtle-dove,
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Outside the Blouberg nr
Blouberg nature reserve is situated in the Limpopo province of South Africa,
North-east of the Blouberg nature reserve, lies the Langjan nature reserve.
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Langjan nature reserve |
Gemsbok area.
Location: Limpopo, South Africa, Size: 48 sq km, Altitude: ?, Safari lodges / wilderness camps: none found
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Maleboch Reserve |
Location: Limpopo, South Africa, Size:48 sq km, Altitude: ?, Safari lodges / wilderness camps: none found
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Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve |
Location: Limpopo, South Africa, Size:90 sq km, Altitude: ?, Safari lodges / wilderness camps: none found
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Percy Fyfe Conservancy |
Location: Limpopo, South Africa, Size:?, Altitude: ?, Safari lodges / wilderness camps: none found
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Guernsey Nature Reserve |
Location: Limpopo, South Africa, Size:?, Altitude: ?, Safari lodges / wilderness camps: Bona Ntaba Tree House lodge,
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Polokwane Game Reserve |
Location: Limpopo, South Africa, Size:32 sq. km, Altitude: ?, Safari lodges / wilderness camps: none found
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Sondela Nature Reserve |
Location: Limpopo, South Africa, Size:?, Altitude: ?, Safari lodges / wilderness camps: none found
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Wildlife in Africa
African bush elephant or savannah elephant is the largest land-dwelling animal.
The largest known elephant reached a weigth of more than 12000 kg.
Still they can outrun a human, reaching a top speed of 40 km/h.
Found in: Kafue np, Zambia; Botswana; Kruger np, South Africa; Mozambique; Malawi; Tanzania; Amboseli np, Kenya; Uganda; Zakouma np, Tchad; Boma np, Sudan; Angola;
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The Blesbuck antelope is only found in South Africa.
It prefer grasslands and open plains where water is available.
Found in: Kariega gr, South Africa;
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Litle is known about the african golden cat except that it lives in rainforests in west and central Africa.
It is larger than a domestic cat and apparently it adapts well to different forest habitats.
Found in: Gabon; Congo; Angola; Zambia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania;
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Very few mountain gorillas are left in the wild, thus they are considered critically endangered.
The gorillas are all found in the Virunga mountains on the border of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, and in Bwindi forest, Uganda.
Found in: Mgahinga gorilla np, Uganda; Volcanoes np, Rwanda; Bwindi impenetrable np, Uganda;
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It is called dik-dik and it says dik-dik. This small antelope lives in eastern Africa and in south-west Africa.
The dik-dik prefers open plains where it mingles with zebra, giraffe and other antelopes.
Found in: Angola; Etosha np, Namibia; Sudan; Masai Mara gr, Kenya; Serengeti np, Tanzania; Ethiopia;
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Eastern green Mamba is a tree-dwelling and highly venomous snake.
This snake lives in tropical forests or wooded areas along the east african coast.
Found in; Kenya; Tanzania; Mozambique; Malawi; South Africa;
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