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| July 2020 -
"Lockdown Lessens" |
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The African elephant
(Loxodonta) is a genus comprising two living elephant species, the
African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest
elephant (L. cyclotis). Both are herbivores and live in groups. They
have grey skin and differ in the size of their ears and tusks, and in
the shape and size of their skulls.
Both species are listed as Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2004, and are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation. Poaching for the illegal ivory trade is a threat in several range countries as well. Loxodonta is one of two existing genera of the family Elephantidae. The name refers to the lozenge-shaped enamel of their molar teeth. Fossil remains of Loxodonta species have been excavated in Africa, dating to the middle Pliocene. |
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| June 2020 -
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at Home - We might be stuck at home for a while but we are safe and
there are plenty of photo opportunities in a garden, park or nearby
countryside.
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| May 2020 -
"Watching You" |
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The
African leopard is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to
many countries in Africa. It is widely distributed in most of
sub-Saharan Africa, but the historical range has been fragmented in the
course of habitat conversion. Leopards have been recorded in North
Africa as well.
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| April 2020 -
"Happy Easter" |
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| March 2020 -
"Coracias caudatus" |
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The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African member of the roller (or Coraciidae) family of birds. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula. It prefers open woodland and savanna, and it is for the most part absent from treeless places. Usually found alone or in pairs, it perches conspicuously at the tops of trees, poles or other high vantage points from where it can spot insects, lizards, scorpions, snails, small birds and rodents moving about on the ground. Nesting takes place in a natural hole in a tree where a clutch of 2–4 eggs is laid, and incubated by both parents, who are extremely aggressive in defence of their nest, taking on raptors and other birds. During the breeding season the male will rise to a fair height (69 to 144 metres), descending in swoops and dives, while uttering harsh, discordant cries. The sexes are different in coloration, and juveniles lack the long tail streamers of adults. |
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| February 2020 -
"Sleepless in Zambia" |
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The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River, and one of the four biggest rivers of Zambia. The river generally floods in the rainy season (December to March) and then falls considerably in the dry season. It is one of the biggest unaltered rivers in Southern Africa and the 20,000 square miles (around 50,000 square kilometers) that make up the surrounding valley are home to abundant wildlife. |
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| January 2020 -
"Legless" |
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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage and small size. Eurasian blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and western Asia in deciduous or mixed woodlands with a high proportion of oak. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes where necessary. Their main rival for nests and in the search for food is the larger and more common great tit. |
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