South African Photographs
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Ears and Tails – Lions, Leopards and Cheetah

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When searching for the three largest cats in our parks, we often find them but can only see an ear or tail twitching in the grass. These for...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Educational slides

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Vine-leaf Vagrant (Eronia cleodora) Pieridae

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Males have a wingspan of around 45-60mm Mainly found along the eastern coastal areas.
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Sulphur Orange Tip Butterfly (Colotis auxo) Pieridae

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Wingspan 35-40mm. Found along the eastern coastal regions.
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Friday, April 3, 2015

Common Orange Tip (Colotis evenina)

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Family Pieridae Pierinae Males have a wingspan of 38-45mm
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Monday, March 30, 2015

Elephant - mixed herds

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Although animals mix freely at waterholes, elephants dominate and will chase others away. Young elephants have a lot of fun running...
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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Kerstens Sprite (Psuedagrion kersteni)

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Family Coenagrionidae A mating pair - the female being held under the water during the process.
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Sunday, March 22, 2015

Long-tailed Starling

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Family Sturnidae A local resident in the northern regions and are fruit and insect eaters.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Small Orange Tip (Colotis evagore antigone)

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Family Pieridae Pierinae A smallish butterfly with a wingspan of 28-35mm in the males who are larger than females. They are found t...
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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Serrated Hinged Terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus)

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Family Pelomedusidae This is the largest of our fresh water terrapins with the females being bigger than the males and can weigh up to 7...
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