The Aardvark: A South African MammaL
This animal is also named antbear or Cape AntEater after the Cape of Good Hope.
Aardvarks have cylindrical shaped teeth that continue to grow through its lifetime!
Aardvarks live in African savannas, open grasslands, woodlands, and scrub, from southern Egypt to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
It is a nocturnal animal which lives below the ground in burrows. It can weight between 40 and 65 kg and measures 1-1.30 metres. It eats ants of course!
The only fruit that an Aardvark eats is the Aardvark cucumber (Cucumis humifructus)
Aardvarks have cylindrical shaped teeth that continue to grow through its lifetime!
Aardvarks live in African savannas, open grasslands, woodlands, and scrub, from southern Egypt to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
It is a nocturnal animal which lives below the ground in burrows. It can weight between 40 and 65 kg and measures 1-1.30 metres. It eats ants of course!
The only fruit that an Aardvark eats is the Aardvark cucumber (Cucumis humifructus)
Winnie-The-PooH
Lines written by a bear of very little brain...
On Monday, when the sun is hot
I wonder to myself a lot:
"Now is it true, or is it not,
"That what is which and which is what?"
On Tuesday, when it hails and snows,
The feeling on me grows and grows
That hardly anybody knows
If those are these or these are those.
On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,
And I have nothing else to do,
I sometimes wonder if it´s true
That who is what and what is who.
On Thursday, when it starts to freeze
And hoar-frost twinkles in the trees,
How very readily one sees
That these are whose- but whose are these?
On Friday -
On Monday, when the sun is hot
I wonder to myself a lot:
"Now is it true, or is it not,
"That what is which and which is what?"
On Tuesday, when it hails and snows,
The feeling on me grows and grows
That hardly anybody knows
If those are these or these are those.
On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,
And I have nothing else to do,
I sometimes wonder if it´s true
That who is what and what is who.
On Thursday, when it starts to freeze
And hoar-frost twinkles in the trees,
How very readily one sees
That these are whose- but whose are these?
On Friday -
CrAcK SoMe JoKeS
How should you dress on a cold day?
QUICKLY!
What did the hat say to the scarf?
You hang around while I go on ahead.
And here´s list of some books:
1. Easy Money by Robin Banks
2. Time to Eat by Dean R. Bell
3. Long Walk by Miss D. Bus
4. The Dog´s Dinner by Nora Bone
QUICKLY!
What did the hat say to the scarf?
You hang around while I go on ahead.
And here´s list of some books:
1. Easy Money by Robin Banks
2. Time to Eat by Dean R. Bell
3. Long Walk by Miss D. Bus
4. The Dog´s Dinner by Nora Bone
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus (HappY SainT David´s DaY)
Other people may pin a daffodil or a leek to their clothes as these are symbols of Wales.
South African Races
The OTTER African TRAiL RUN
PiT BiKe Racing in Johannesburg
Thundercat Inflatable Power Boat Racing
April 6, 1652 Van Riebeeck´s Arrival to South Africa
He was accompanied by 82 men and 8 women, his own wife amongst them.
They had been instructed to establish a colony to provide the Dutch East India Company's ships with fresh groceries, mainly meat and vegetables on the long journey from Europe to Asia.
First Van Riebeeck's men erected the "Fort de Goede Hoop" and a large garden to grow fruit and vegetables. They tried to obtain meat through trade with the natives (Khoikhoi also known as Hottentots) which resisted the invasion until they were forced to retreat to the north.
European settlement in South Africa started in Cape Town, which is why it is still called the "Mother City".
After the British decided against establishing a colony at the Cape of Good Hope, it was the Dutch who realized its strategic and economic importance.
Vulnerable Flora of South Africa
Luisiesbos (African name)
Needle-Leaf Pincushion, Narrow-Leaf Pincushion, Tangerine Pincushion, Assegaaibos Pincushion;
Needle-Leaf Pincushion, Narrow-Leaf Pincushion, Tangerine Pincushion, Assegaaibos Pincushion;
Endangered S. African Species: The PangoLin
There are four species in Africa and three in southeast Asia. The three Asian species and one of the African species of Pangolin are endangered because of habitat destruction and hunting. Pangolin´s scales are used in Chinese and African medicine and their skin makes attractive leather for boots.
The Pangolin measures over 1 m in length and weighs up to 18 Kg and are entirely insectivorous.They run at a speed of about 5km per hour.
The 250 mm long, rod-shaped tongue is covered with a sticky saliva used as a tool by inserting it into the termite tunnels for around a minute, about 90 times per night.
A single young is born from May - July after a gestation period of about 4 months.
The Pangolin measures over 1 m in length and weighs up to 18 Kg and are entirely insectivorous.They run at a speed of about 5km per hour.
Pangolin roll up when threaten and they can cut with their razor sharp scales.
They also have scent glands similar to those of the skunk which they can use to spray enemies.
They also have scent glands similar to those of the skunk which they can use to spray enemies.
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