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…
Chimanimani
In the article which follows we will look at Chimanimani in five different ways: As part of the Eastern Highlands of…
Bar-throated Apalis (and bird lungs)
Apalis thoracica (apalis = soft [Greek], thoracica = of the chest [Latin] Call (duet by male and female) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmFWxXq9Ygs This is the only Apalis in the…
Yellow-throated Petronia
(a.k.a. Yellow-throated Sparrow) Petronia superciliaris (Genus: petronia, Latin = to do with rocks, referring to the habitat of the Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia; species: superciliaris, Latin:…
Yellow-mantled Widowbird (& polygany vs. polyandry)
Euplectes macroura (Genus: Euplectes, Greek = woven, referring to the nests; Species: macroura, Latin = large-tailed)Euplecte a dos d'or (French); Viuva-de-manto-amarelo (Portuguese) Call/song: http://www.xeno-canto.org/309964 Zimbabwe seems…
Egyptian Goose (& ducks vs. geese)
Alopochen aegyptiaca (apolochen = Greek: "fox goose" probably because of the bird's colour; aegyptiaca = Latin: "Egyptian") Call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-lkSJPOrok The Egyptian Goose is not, in fact,…
Canoeing (Special Paper) – February, 2022
(For past canoeing papers from 2007 to 2020 see the post from June, 2020. "What is involved in the Canoeing Special…
Black-collared Barbet (& bird duets)
Lybius torquatus (Genus: Lybius, Greek = bird mentioned by Aristotle and Aristophanes, possibly allied to the woodpeckers; Species: torquatus, Latin = adorned with a…
Yellow-fronted Canary (& seed-eating)
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: Fiction and Fact
Bats belong to Order Chiroptera (meaning "hand wing" from "chiro" = hand + "ptera" = wing). They make up 20% of…
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