The Small Five
Introduction Most people come to Africa expecting or hoping to see The Big Five - elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino.…
Amethyst Sunbird f.k.a. Black Sunbird
Chalcomitra amethystina (scientific name) (Genus: chalcomitra, Greek = copper or bronze headband or cap; species: amethystina, Greek = amethyst coloured) (if you're interested in…
Aid To Memorizing Schedule 3 Minimum Calibre And Energy Specifications
Perhaps the single most useful thing to learn off by heart for the Hunters and Guides exams is Minimum caliber/Energy specifications.…
Village Indigobird
Vidua Chalybeata (Genus: vidua, Latin = widow, referring to black plumage used for mourning, or the long tail in some species which is…
Zimbabwe’s Border Posts
Questions come up on the examination papers about border posts, especially which border posts lead to which of our neighbouring countries.…
Fungus – Four Categories
We can easily see and interact with plants in the form of trees, grasses, flowers and vegetables. There is, however, a…
Southern Red Bishop
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)…
Banded or Golden Orb-weaver Spiders
Scientific name Trichonephilia (previous known as Nephilia) These large orb-weaver spiders are conspicuous towards the end of the rainy season but…
Long-crested Eagle
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…
Bees: Threats to this key species
Some years ago now there were reports that Chinese farmers were having to pollinate their almond trees by hand with tiny…
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