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Orthetrum Julia
''Orthetrum julia'', the Julia skimmer is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Distribution and status It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Madagascar. Habitat Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater Spring (hydrosphere), springs. Similar species ''Orthetrum stemmale'' appears similar to ''O. julia falsum'' in south-eastern Africa. The important differences are in wing details shown in the figure (left). ''O. julia falsum'' (top) has dark subcostal Ax and has one row of cells in the radial planate (generally less than 10 cells doubled - su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UMkhuze Game Reserve
uMkhuze Game Reserve (also spelt Mkhuze or Mkuze) is a game reserve in northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Atlas of National Parks and Reserves of South Africa. Mapstudio. 2004. It was proclaimed a protected area on 15 February 1912. Wildlife * African bush elephant *Blue wildebeest * African buffalo *Cape wild dog * Hyena *Hippopotamus *South African giraffe *Greater kudu *South African cheetah *African leopard * Lion *Nile crocodile * Steenbok *South-central black rhinoceros and Southern white rhinoceros * Burchell's zebra The reserve has a diversity of natural habitats which include acacia savannah, mixed woodland, sand forest, riverine forest, rivers and pans, grassland, cliffs and rocky ridges. Accommodation * Mantuma Main Camp * Nhlonhlela Bush Lodge * Umkhumbe Tented Bush Lodge See also * Protected areas of South Africa * Greater St Lucia Wetland Park * Phinda Resource Reserve Phinda Private Game Reserve (), formerly known as Phinda Resource Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
