Jackals
Tourists on the lookout for The Big Five might not be impressed by the sight of a jackal but in many…
Raptor Series: Harriers
Harriers are large rather slender raptors (the body about 50cm long with a wingspan of over a metre) with long and…
Raptor Series – Buzzards
This episode gives examples of three raptors that have the standard English name of "Buzzard". The bad news, however, is that…
Raptor Series: Eagles
Most of the birds we will be looking at in this series are members of the family of birds known as acciptridae (from…
Polarisation in Elephant Conversations
Notes and slides from talk by Richard Maasdorp, part of Z.P.G.A. Talks, 25th March, 2022, at Armadale Lodge (With Richard's permission…
“Warm-blooded” (homeothermic) Wildlife
I have divided wildlife posts into "warm-blooded" (homeothermic) or "cold-blooded" (poikilothermic) species - see menu options at top of page.
