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.
Pangolins or scaly anteaters are estimated to have lived on earth for nearly 80 million years. They were originally thought to…
Yellow-bellied Sunbird (a.k.a. Variable Sunbird) Cinnyrus (Greek = shining) Venustus (Latin = beautiful, charming or graceful); [Family Name = Nectariniidae, eaters of nectar] (A…
Hwange National Park in context Hwange National Park is the oldest national park in Zimbabwe, established in 1929. It is also…
Phoeniculus purpureus (Greek: phoen- = red, -iculus = billed; Latin: purpureus = purple, referring to the iridescence) Shona: Shavi-shavi OR haya - according to Dale's dictionary. According to Hannan's…
Latin: Streptopelia capicola (streptopelia = Greek 'a collared dove'; capicola = Latin 'an inhabitant of the Cape')Shona: Njiva (generic name for doves) Call: http://www.xeno-canto.org/382937 There are two doves we…
Snares are one of the simplest traps and are very effective. They are cheap to produce and easy to set in large numbers and…
Latin: Streptopelia senegalensis (streptopelia = a collared dove; senegalensis = from Senegal) Shona: Njiva. This is a very common bird around us,…
The idea that hyenas are hermaphrodite has been around for centuries. A number of writers over the centuries have claimed that…
Relevant books and other study materials are available for sale that you might find helpful in your preparation for the Learner…
There is no text book to prepare you for these examinations. There are, however, many useful sources of the necessary information.…
