Birds & Earth Mammals

 Roan Antelope .  A very large antelope standing on average 1.43 m at the shoulder and having a  mass of up to 272 kg . Both sexes have scimitar - like horns and very long ears.    Their  habitat has very specific requirements that being open savanna with large stretches of tall grass and sufficient water. They are sensitive to any change in habitat such as bush encroachment and over utilisation […]

A common Lark resident that likes semi-arid savanna , especially on rocky slopes with bushes and trees, the fringes of dry watercourses and thorny bushveld with tall grass can be seen throughout most of South Africa except the extreme south . Usually solitary they may forage on open ground often away from cover . They walk with fixed legs in a somewhat crouched posture feeding on seeds (60%) and insects […]