10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

The history of Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa is a slightly unusual one. But it wasn’t founded to serve as a refuge for human refugees, but animal ones, specifically elephants. It was founded as a safe place for refugees from the Mozambique Civil War , which ran from 1977 to 1992.

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South Africa Elephants Africa Lions 153

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

The Bearded Woodpecker (Mkuze, South Africa) does not really look any more bearded than many other woodpeckers. The name of the Cardinal Woodpecker (Letaba, South Africa) is misleading, as not all of them are Catholic or even cardinals. The Ground Woodpecker (Drakensberg, South Africa) is listed as Near Threatened.

Woodpeckers 258

Woodpeckers South Africa China Singapore 258

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2022

For the German flag, the “Grundgesetz” (the German basic law) states that the color of the national flag is black-red-gold. On the other hand, compared to the Laughing Dove , human life is still pretty long. A study found that Laughing Doves at a South African reserve have a life expectancy of 0.83 Poor creatures.

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South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 215