Caracul
Caracul
Present throughout the country but very rarely seen the caracal
is a beautiful cinnamon coloured member of the cat family.
They prey on small mammals, and birds, have a gestation of 10
weeks and live for as long as 17 years.
Few cats can imitate the caraculs sudden spring to pull down
a bird in mid flight, sometimes as high as three meters, a remarkable
feat for such a small animal.
The soft thick coat has no distinct stripes but is clearly spotted
on the underside and has a shorter tail and longer ears than any
other African cat
Paw prints
Rhino
Square-lipped ( White) Rhino
The white or square-lipped rhino
is one of two rhino species in Southern Africa where they number about 7000
The white rhino's name derives from the Dutch "weit"
( Afrikaans "weid") meaning wide, a reference to its
wide, square muzzle adapted for grazing on grasses.
The white rhino, which is actually gray, has a pronounced hump
on the neck and a long face.
Square-lipped rhinos live in savannas with water holes, bushveld, wallows
and shade trees
Although the Square-lipped rhinoceroses is a placid animal, mothers fiercely
protect their offspring.
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