Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris (Latin Numida = derived from Nubia, a territory in ancient north-east Africa); meleagris (Greek meleagris = from Meleagra, a mythical Greek hero). Hanga (Shona); Pintada da Guine…
White-browed Robin-Chat
(Formerly known as "Heuglin's Robin") Cossypha heuglini (Genus: Cossypha = Greek name for the European Blackbird, a singing bird; Species: heuglini = after Theodor von Heuglin (1824-1876),…
Honey Buzzard – epic migration – WildAware Environmental Conservation Organization
"A female European Honey Buzzard Bird was fitted with a satellite tracking system in Finland recently and was of particular interest…
Giraffe: Part 2, Name, Species, Distribution & Social Behaviour
Name The name “giraffe” has its origins in Arabic xirapha , meaning ‘one who walks swiftly”. The first European explorers to…
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
Scientific Name: Passer diffusus (Genus: passer = Latin sparrow; Species: diffusus = Latin diffuse, extensive, referring to grey-washed head and neck) Shona Name: I cannot find in my usual sources a…
Zimbabwean Snakes: an Overview of the Deadly-Dozen (plus Python)
People and snakes have had a complex and somewhat negative relationship since Biblical times; which, apart from the fall of man,…
Meet The Man with Unique Calling
Forty-three-year-old Chawatama Marimo has been a mediator between snakes and humans for more than half his life. A man who understands both…
Meet Zimbabwe’s Largest Snake Collector
Click below to read about this man's unusual skill. http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2020/09/meet-zimbabwes-largest-snake-collector.html
Giraffe: Part 1, Physical Adaptation to their Environment
The unique physical appearance of the giraffe represents the coming together of a variety of adaptations that make the giraffe perfectly…
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis (Latin bubulcus = a cowherd;Greek ibis = an ibis [generally, a wading bird]) Kafudzamombe (Shona ka = little, kufudza = to herd, mombe = cattle, i.e. "little herder of cattle") These…
