| Page Views: 988 Last Visit to Mkuze Game Reserve: September, 1994 | THE DIVERSITY OF MKUZI by LoriPori - last update: Aug 2, 2008 |
ABUNDANT BIRD & ANIMAL LIFE Thursday, September 29, 1994
Nestled below the Ubombo Mountains with riverine forest and a wilderness of tall tree savanna MKUZI GAME RESERVE was established in 1912 and comprises 36000 hectares.
The 3 hour Nonhlonhlela trail leads you through scenic areas of the Reserve, while the Auto trail, which we took, meanders through several interesting and diverse habitats.
Bird life is prolific with 418 species being recorded. Nsumo Pan has two bird-viewing hides providing fine views for bird-watchers.
The animal life is abundant with species including impala, nyala, blue wildebeest, zebra, rhino, giraffe, leopard, tortoise, baboon, warthog, cheetah, hyena and suni.
Six permanent hides provide excellent viewing for game. Of note are the hides at Bube and Masings. |
|  | GIRAFFE Long legs and a very long neck, make the GIRAFFE one of Southern Africa's most unusual mammals. But these oddities enable the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) to feed on leaves and seed-pods at a height where grass-eating animals cannot reach. Although the Giraffe has a height of 5.5 metres, it has the same number of vertebrae in its neck as a tiny sparrow. Calves when born, after a gestation period of 15 months are already 2 metres tall.
Giraffe are gregarious and are often seen in the company of Zebra and Antelope and are present in most large game reserves including here in Mkuzi. |
IMPALA With only the males carrying the lyre-shaped horns of approximately 50 cm, IMPALA (Aepyceros melampus) are elegant animals. Very gregarious, they can be seen in herds of 300 or more. Impala was abundant at Mkuzi. | | |
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evaanna Tue Aug 25, 2009 22:21 UTC
It must have been really exciting to see and photograph all those animals. Thanks for your warnings about the monkeys - I might have been tempted to approach them. Loved your pictures! | lynnehamman Fri Mar 27, 2009 14:19 UTC
Lovely description of animal life here, Lori.I love the tree house!We have not yet been here, but have been to Kruger Park | HORSCHECK Thu Mar 5, 2009 19:58 UTC
Lori, another outstanding page of yours. It must have been quite exciting to see all those lovely animals so close. | yumyum Mon Nov 10, 2008 18:09 UTC
Game viewing is sure a great past-time! Never heard of this game reserve before. |
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