This website provides materials for the Zimbabwean National Parks’ Learner Hunters and Guides (LPH) examinations.
There are six introductory articles below, followed by the most recent posts. The menu above also gives access to the different categories.
(For past canoeing papers from 2007 to 2020 see the post from June, 2020. "What is involved in the Canoeing Special…
Lybius torquatus (Genus: Lybius, Greek = bird mentioned by Aristotle and Aristophanes, possibly allied to the woodpeckers; Species: torquatus, Latin = adorned with a…
Crithagra mozambica (Derivation obscure, possibly from krith = barley [Greek], mozambica = of Mozambique [Latin]) Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrB_Nm7D9uU This colourful and cheerfully vocal bird is a pleasure to…
Bats belong to Order Chiroptera (meaning "hand wing" from "chiro" = hand + "ptera" = wing). They make up 20% of…
Amaurornis flavirostra (amaurornis = Greek: dark, dim or obscure bird; flavirostra = Latin: yellow bill)Nhapata (Shona) Call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ileMpkzm0 (Black Crake Bird Call Kruger National Park |…
Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, namely Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign language for the deaf, Sotho,…
Lamprotornis Chalybaeus (lamprotornis: Greek = a bright or shiny bird; chalybaeus: Latin = steely blue) Song: https://ebird.org/species/gbesta1 One has to have several pictures of…
Firearms FA.FEB.22.QU.1 Define the following terms as they are used in firearms: MuzzleBoreSeating depthFouling 4 mks FA.FEB.22.QU.2 Name and describe the…
The Tokwe-Mukosi Dam was opened in 2016 and is the largest inland dam in Zimbabwe. It is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Tokwe River,…
Euplectes ardens (Genus: Euplectes, Greek = woven, referring to their woven nests; Species: ardens, Latin = glowing (type description based on an inaccurate illustration…
