South Africa is located on the Africa's southern tip. On the west is the Southern Atlantics Ocean and the Indian Ocean on the east and south

Capital city: PretoriaTotal area: 1,219,912 sq.kmPopulation: 42,834,520Climate: The subtropical location

National Bird:Blue Crane

National Flower:Giant or King Prote

National Fish:Galjoen

National Animal:Springbuck

National Tree:Real Yellowwood

Coat of Arms                       The National Flag

Nature Reservesand Game Parksin South Africa

B: Mkhuze GameReserve C: St. Lucia Wetland ParkD: Umfolozi and Hluhluwe Game Reserve

The Kruger National Park is best known for the "Big Five" - Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino

 

A: Kruger National Park Biggest game reserve on 20,000 sq km. Unique game stock with 147 mammal and 507 bird species.

•Habits

•Habitat

•Diet wildebeest, zebra, waterbuck, kudu, giraffe and buffalo

the most social of the cat family

permanent water, plenty of game.

•Habits

•Habitat

•Diet

permanent water and abundant vegetation

intelligent and highly social animals

leaves, grass, reeds, roots, flowers, fruits, bark and even soil

buffalo

rhinocheetah hippopotamus

impala

spotted hyaena

mountain reedbuck

wild dog

black rhino

reedbuck

(plain) zebra

sable antelope

warthog

waterbuck

giraffekudu

bushbuck

leopard

nyala

crocodile

•South Africa is particularly rich in species, more than 20,000 different plants

northwestern Karoo vegetation

typical Highveld savannah

Protea

Protea

Baobab tree succulents

Plants andVegetation inSouth Africa

Sour Fig, Cape Peninsula NP, South Africa

•one per cent of the South African territory is covered with forests

Forests in the south contain species such as yellowwood, stinkwood, ironwood, and cedar.

Yellowwood

•migratory birds

•roller birds

•minute nectar birds like

•colourful Redbreasted Robins

•innumerable birds of prey•exotic cranes and rhino birds

•African Hoopoe

•Collared Sunbird

•Lilac-Breasted Roller

Crowned Crane

•Yellow-Beak Toko

Martial Eagle

•the nimble Kingfisher

Green Twinspot

Birds•home to more than 500 bird species

The GeologicalProfile of South Africa

•the Coast, the mountains, and the Broad plateau

•gold, ore, nickel, copper, and cobalt

• in the west, south and east surrounded by a cornice of mountains

Great Escarpement

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