1. Govt Seeks New Avenues to Fight Rhino Poaching
Bird Hunting In South Africa
Govt Seeks New Avenues to Fight Rhino Poaching
Bird Hunting In South Africa
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience. … South Africa has lost a total of
262 rhinos to illegal killings since the beginning of this year and 173 individuals have been
arrested in connection with rhino poaching. Targeted …
Big 5 safaris in South Africa
Article by Mark Johnson
Big 5 safaris in South Africa are a must-do for anyone fascinated by wildlife. Big 5 refers to
buffalo, elephant, ion, leopard and rhino – the term comes from the animals considered most
dangerous to hunt. Now the thrill comes from photographing them in their natural habitat.
If you’re looking for a Big 5 safari experience in South Africa you can go to almost any province
in South Africa, but the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces remains
an iconic tourism drawcard. BookMyRoom-SA.com has a range of hotels, guesthouses, game
lodges, bed and breakfasts and self catering accommodations to suit any budget. All our
accommodation is available to book online.
The Big 5 – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo – abound in the park, and you see them by
self-drive, guided drives or guided walks through the bushveld. But remember, you are not in
the middle of a National Geographic documentary. You may well see all Big 5, you may well not,
although your chances are high. Drive slowly, stop at waterholes, listen for the warning calls of
birds, watch when other vehicles stop, and always keep your eyes open.
Prepare to be awed. To see a leopard dozing in the bough of a tree, spotting a black rhino
half-hidden in thick shrubs, finding a pride of lions in the shade after a kill, or watching a large
herd of elephants or Cape buffalo move soundlessly across the road – these are all priceless
moments.
Always remember that you’re dealing with wild animals, and that you’re in their territory. There
are rules of engagement relating to Big 5 safaris in South Africa. Read your guidebook carefully
and heed the words of your ranger at all times.
Accommodations for Big 5 safaris are either within the Kruger National Park or on the
neighbouring private reserves. Some lodges pride themselves on showing the Big 5 to guests in
record time, and you’ll even walk away with a certificate. BookMyRoom-SA.com has a range of
hotels, guesthouses, game lodges, bed and breakfasts and self catering accommodations to
suit any budget. All our accommodation is available to book online.
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2. About the Author
Mark Johnson is a press relase officer of BookMyRoomsa.
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Bird Hunting In South Africa question by Sky’s_the_limit: I need some honest opinions,
please?
Hi,
I wrote this science report for school caIled “Big Cats”, covering lions, tigers, and mountain
lions. I am homeschooled and don’t get graded, so I was wondering if you guys could read it
and give me you honest opinions + grade my work.
(FYI I’m in 9th grade). Thanks!
P.S. I had pictures and cool font in my report which didn’t show up on here, so the format may
look a little funny, just so u know):
Big Cats
The Lion:
The lion king
Lions are the only cats that live in groups, called prides. A pride can have up to three males, a
dozen or so lionesses (female lions), and their young. Usually the female cubs stay with the
pride after they become adults, but the males will eventually leave to make a pride of their own
by taking over the group of another male.
The lions within a pride are a close-knit family. The only cats that are social, the lions are very
affectionate, often licking, head rubbing, and pawing each other.
The males defend the pride’s territory, which is often as big as 100 square miles of
grasslands, scrub, or open woodlands. They mark the boundaries of their realm with urine, and
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3. roar menacingly to chase off any intruders that are brave enough to trespass on their turf.
Lions hunt only when they’re hungry. Animals that are usually prey for the lions seem to sense
when they are there to kill and, when they’re not, will even ignore the lions, wandering close to
them.
The females are the pride’s primary hunters. Though they will hunt alone if the opportunity
arises, they often use teamwork because some of the animals they prey on (antelope, zebras,
wildebeests, elephants, etc) are usually faster, and sometimes bigger, then they are.
Hunting is an organized event. During the dry season when water is scarce, the lionesses will
lie by the waterhole and wait for prey to come to drink, then launch an attack.
Though the head male lion usually takes little or no part in the hunt, he always takes
precedence at the kill, dragging the prey to a chosen spot, then gorging himself before the
females and cubs are permitted to eat.
Though lions used to be found all throughout Africa, they are now found only in the south
Sahara Desert and some parts of southern and eastern Africa. Historically in addition to Africa,
lions were found from Greece through the Middle East to northern India.
The lion population has also decreased. It has been reduced by half since the 1950s, leaving
fewer than 21,000 lions living wild in all of Africa. The Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in India contains
approximately 200 lions.
Interesting Facts:
·Head and body length (tail included)- approx. 9 ft.
·Weight- anywhere from 300 to 600 pounds, males being bigger then females.
·Height: approx. 4 ft (males.) Females are smaller.
·Lifespan: Usually anywhere from 13-20 years, sometimes up to 24.
·Reproduction: After a gestation period of 15-17 weeks, females give birth to up to 6 cubs,
usually 3-4.
·Diet: Carnivorous (wildebeests, giraffe, antelope, wild pigs, zebras, elephants, any other hoofed
animal. Sometimes they will prey on smaller animals like birds, hares, and even reptiles.)
·Top Speed: 50 mph over short distances
·Longest leap: 36 ft.
·Distance over which a roar can be heard: 5 miles; both males and females roar.
·
The Tiger:
The eye of the tiger
The tiger is the largest member of the cat family, measuring in anywhere from 4 to 9.2 feet
long. The male Siberian tiger, the biggest subspecies, can weigh anywhere from 400 to 675
pounds. The Sumatran tiger, the smallest living subspecies, averages 220 to 310 pounds. The
females of all subspecies are always smaller than males. They are, on average, 3.5 feet tall at
the shoulder.
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4. Tigers basically live solitary lives, except during mating season and when females bear young.
They are usually fiercely territorial, leaving their scent around their large home ranges to warn
others to stay away from their turf.
There are nine breeds of tigers: Bengal, Siberian, Indochinese, South Chinese, Sumatran,
Malayan, Caspian, Javan and Bali. Of these, the last three are extinct and the rest are
endangered.
Historically, tigers could be found from Turkey through South and Southeast Asia, to the far
eastern shores of the continent. Now, however, the tigers are only found in South and
Southeast Asia, China, and the Russian Far East.
Although in the early 1900s there were over 100,000 tigers living throughout their range, now
there is only between four and five thousand existing in the wild.
Tigers occupy a wide variety of habitat, from tropical forests, evergreen forests, woodlands and
mangrove swamps, to grasslands and rocky country. They are mostly nocturnal, meaning they
are more active at night, and are stalk-and-ambush predators that rely on the camouflage their
black stripes provide. Tigers attack by using their immense body weight to their advantage,
launching themselves on top of prey and forcing it to the ground. They kill with bites to the nape
and neck.
Unlike most cats, tigers are very good swimmers and fond of water. They have even been
known to kill prey while swimming.
Tigers are carnivores, and will prey on deer, water buffalo, and antelope. They have also been
known to attack dogs, sloth bears, crocodiles, pythons, and leopards, as well as monkeys and
hares.
Of all the big cats, tigers are the ones most often though of as “man-eaters”. But in reality,
tigers rarely attack humans, and the ones that do are usually very old or injured and are unable
to catch other prey.
Like Jim Corbett, author of the book Man Eaters Kumaon, said, “A man-eating tiger is a tiger
that has been compelled, through stress of circumstances beyond its control, to adopt a diet
alien to it. The stress of circumstances is, in nine cases out of ten, wounds, and in the tenth
case, old age.”
A female tiger usually has three to four cubs per litter. Cubs follow their mother out of the den
at around 8 weeks and become independent at about 18 months of age. Mothers are careful to
guard their young from wandering males that may kill the cubs to make the female receptive to
mating.
The cubs stay with their mother for two or three years before leaving to begin lives of their own.
The Mountain Lion:
The lion sleeps tonight…
The Mountain lion, also called cougar, panther, and puma, is a large predator that’s at the top
of the food chain. Adult mountain lions can weigh anywhere from 80 to 230 pounds, depending
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5. on they’re location. They are usually 2 to 3 feet in height and 6 to 8 feet in length from their
nose to the dark tip at the end of their tail.
Young lions, called kittens or cubs, have spots that fade before they’re a year old. While lions
will breed at any time of the year, most litters (anywhere from 1-5 cubs; usually 3-4)) are born in
late spring and summer. At one or two years of age, the kittens start becoming independent of
their mother. Though cougars are normally solitary creatures, young mountain lions may travel
with their littermates for months before completely going off on their own.
Semi-territorial, mountain lions mark out their turf by making “scrapes” along the boundary
lines. A scrape is a 4-6” mound of dirt and leaves pulled together where the cat relieves itself to
leave its scent. The scrape is a signal to other mountain lions, telling them that this territory is
already occupied and should be avoided. A male’s territory can be anywhere from 50 to 200
square miles; a female’s territory is usually closer to 50 square miles.
Mountain lions are believed to live in the western United States, Florida, Canada, Mexico, and
both Central and South America. (See map bellow):
Mountain lions are most active at dusk and dawn, but it’s still not unusual for them to travel at
anytime of the day or night. Lions have a special adaptation for seeing at night and are easily
blinded when caught in a flashlight beam or a passing vehicle’s headlights.
These cats are also unique among other predators because when hunting, they often take down
prey many times their own size. It is not unusual for a 140-pound lion to take on and kill a
400-pound elk. A lion hunts by silently stalking their unsuspecting prey, then ambushing it from
behind and killing it with ferocious bites to the neck. When attacking a very large animal, the lion
may reach around the neck and pull its head back, thrusting hard enough to break its neck.
The mountain lion is carnivorous. Its diet consists mostly of white-tailed deer, moose, and
caribou. They also eat smaller animals like squirrels, mice, muskrats, voles, skunks, raccoons,
beavers, birds, fish, and even coyotes. Occasionally a mountain lion will turn to domestic
animals for a source of food.
Mountain lions are well known for one specific sound that they make: a shrill, piercing,
terrifying cry that is often described as “like a woman screaming.”
The cats also communicate with growls, hisses, purrs and bird-like whistles, which are probably
used by a mother and her cubs for distinguishing location and communicating instructions.
Mountain lions usually live to be anywhere from 12-18 years old, but can live up to 20 years
old.
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