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WIDE VARIETY OF BIRD & ANIMAL LIFE Tuesday, September 27, 1994
Part of the Kwazulu - Natal Park System, HLUHLUWE UMFOLOZI GAME RESERVE is situated in north Zululand, 280 km north of Durban. The reserve (pronounced Shu - Shlu - wee) was established on April 27, 1897 and is one of the oldest game reserves in Africa. This Reserve of approximately 96000 hectares in extent is home of the "BIG 5" - Lion -- Leopard -- Rhino -- Buffalo & Elephant.
Hluhluwe is characterized by hilly topography and is thus a particularly scenic reserve. The area is noted for its wide variety of both bird and animal life. |
|  | RHINOCEROS Although termed in two categories as "white" and "black", there is actually no difference in colour between the two types. The White Rhinoceros has a square lip, is a grazer, is larger and carries his heavier head downwards. The Black Rhinoceros is smaller, has a pointed lip and is a browser. Being very short-sighted has made him very aggressive and he will charge vehicles, so please do stay in your vehicle and don't get too close to these magnificent animals and like we did, prepare to leave in a hurry if you feel threatened. |
GIRAFFE Long legs and a very long neck, make the GIRAFFE one of Southern Africa's most unusual mammals ( mammals are animals that nurse their young). But these oddities do 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. Giraffes have two bones that stick up from the tops of their heads. These are covered with tufts of hair and look like horns | | |
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Nemorino Sun Jul 19, 2009 17:18 UTC
Great idea to live in a tree house! Actually I can understand how the Black Rhinoceros could get aggressive and charge motor vehicles -- I feel like doing that myself sometimes, LOL. Maybe I'll come back and be a Black Rhinoceros in my next life. | Yaqui Mon May 18, 2009 20:04 UTC
Excellent tips and photographs Lori. Awesome page! | evaanna Wed May 13, 2009 21:23 UTC
That was a great trip you had, animal spotting and living in the tree house. When we met some wild reindeer in Lapland, I wanted to stroke them, did you feel like stroking the animals you met? :)Interesting, informative and beautifully illustrated page. | MalenaN Wed Apr 8, 2009 18:59 UTC
Looks nice to stay in a treehouse for a few days! And how nice to see some great wild animals! |
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