The Small Five
Introduction Most people come to Africa expecting or hoping to see The Big Five - elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino.…
Introduction Most people come to Africa expecting or hoping to see The Big Five - elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino.…
Chalcomitra amethystina (scientific name) (Genus: chalcomitra, Greek = copper or bronze headband or cap; species: amethystina, Greek = amethyst coloured) (if you're interested in…
Perhaps the single most useful thing to learn off by heart for the Hunters and Guides exams is Minimum caliber/Energy specifications.…
Vidua Chalybeata (Genus: vidua, Latin = widow, referring to black plumage used for mourning, or the long tail in some species which is…
Questions come up on the examination papers about border posts, especially which border posts lead to which of our neighbouring countries.…
We can easily see and interact with plants in the form of trees, grasses, flowers and vegetables. There is, however, a…
Euplectes orix (Genus: euplectes, Greek = woven, referring to nests; orix, Greek 'oriza' = rice, presumably referring to habit of feeding in rice-fields)Chikenya (Shona), Euplecte ignicolore(French), Cardeal-tecelao-vermelho(Portuguese)…
Scientific name Trichonephilia (previous known as Nephilia) These large orb-weaver spiders are conspicuous towards the end of the rainy season but…
Lophaetus occipitalis (Genus: Lophaetus = Greek, a crested eagle; species: occipitalis = Latin, of the back of the head) Kondokondo, pfinye (Shona), Aiglehuppard, (French), Aquia-de-penacho (Portuguese) Call: http://www.xeno-canto.org/268792 I have…
Some years ago now there were reports that Chinese farmers were having to pollinate their almond trees by hand with tiny…