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Wildlife in South Africa
South Africa is quite justly proud of its rich natural heritage, which is being diligently protected in the many nature reserves and national parks. The country is home to more than 300 mammal species, over 500 bird species, over 100 kinds of reptiles and countless insects.
Not all the animals are easy to watch. Besides the fact that many species are night-active, season, place, wheather and, of course, luck play a part as well. To observe and photograph animals, always requires a lot of patience and also good lenses with a long focal distance.
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| Addo Elephant National Park |
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| The first settlers in the Addo region immediately decimated the big elephant herds, because they frequently devastated their fields and plantations. So the number of elephants continuously decreased, until there was eventually hardly a dozen of them left. |
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| Agulhas National Park |
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| Cape Agulhas, the southern most point of the African continent, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans join forces in creating one of the most feared points on early explorers' sea travels |
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| Augrabies Falls National Park |
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The Augrabies waterfall roars like only a fifty-six meter waterfall at full strength can. When the Orange River is full the sound of the waterfall is deafening. The Khoi-khoi name for the falls was "Aukoerebis" which roughly means Place of Great Noise. |
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| Bontebok National Park |
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| The Bontebok National Park lies 6 kilometres south of Swellendam (good gravel road). The small nature reserve - just some 20 sqm in size - borders on the Breede River. |
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| Golden Gate Highlands National Park |
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| Situated in the north eastern Free State province, some 360km south of Johannesburg, amongst the hills that take shape at the base of the Maluti Mountains, there you will find the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. |
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Karoo National Park |
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| Surely dusk and dawn are of the most beautiful things to witness in the Karoo. The colours which illuminate the beauty of the Karoo have to be experienced by any traveler who is visiting South Africa... |
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| Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park |
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| Visitors to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park can look forward to witnessing renowned South African game, such as the Springbok, Gemsbok, Eland and Blue Wildebeest, as they roam the red dunes of the Kalahari. |
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| Knysna National Lakes Area |
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| Sultanpur national park was a stretch of marshy land that has been remodeled and converted into a water body. The park is home to a large range of birds, both resident and migratory. |
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| Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga |
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| The Kruger National Park is situated on South Africa 's border with Mozambique , in the country's Lowveld. The Kruger National Park in South Africa is one of the oldest and biggest reserves in Africa . |
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| Mountain Zebra National Park |
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| In the early 1930's the threat of extinction hung over the Cape Mountain Zebra. A few remaining in the Cradock District led to recommendations by the National Parks Board of Trustees for the proclamation of the Mountain Zebra National Park on July 1937. |
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| Tsitsikamma National Park |
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| Tsitsikamma National Park is situated at the heart the Garden Route, found in the Southern East area of the Western Cape province of South Africa. |
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| West Coast National Park |
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| The West Coast National Park was proclaimed in 1985 to protect the wetland area and the many migratory birds that come to the park every year, from the northern hemisphere to spend the southern summer here. |
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| Wilderness Garden Route |
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| Wilderness has become a popular holiday resort for those who wish to get away from normal life and escape into the countryside for a while! It is an absolute must for any visit to the Garden Route |
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