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Impala occur throughout South Africa however historically they were found mainly in the northern, northeastern and eastern parts of the country. They occur in large numbers in the Kruger National Park. Impala are also found in other parks and reserves and also on Game Farms and Private reserves throughout certain areas of South Africa. In many of these areas they have been reintroduced for game farming and breeding. Impala prefer savannah woodland and Acacia thornveld, preferably near water. Although mainly active during the day they can be active during periods of feeding at night. Rams are bigger than ewes and have horns while ewes do not grow horns.
Info source: http://www.wildlifesouthafrica.com/blog/mammals-of-south-africa/impala-fact-file
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The photo was taken during September 2017 near Tshokwane Picnic Spot, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Identifying elephants isn’t difficult, but it requires using powers of observation and it takes a bit of practice. There are many different characteristics that you can use to identify an elephant: sex; body size; shape; length and configuration of the tusks; size and shape of the ears; ear venation patterns; notches, tears, holes in the ears. An elephant’s tail can also be used to distinguish an individual.
What to look for when using the tail to identify African elephants:
1. Some elephants have what we call a “kinky tail”
2. Others have an unusually “short tail”
3. A few have “half tails” having been bitten by hyenas when they were calves.
4. Still, others have been bitten and left with “no tail” at all.
Info source: https://www.elephantvoices.org/features-guide.html?id=819
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The photo was taken during February 2017 at Mabula Private Game Reserve, Bela-Bela, Limpopo, South Africa.

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The African Stonechat males have a black head, a white half-collar, a black back, a white rump, and a black tail; the wings are black with a large white patch on the top side of the inner wing. The upper breast is usually dark orange-red, with a sharp or gradual transition to white or pale orange on the lower breast and belly depending on subspecies. In a few, black replaces the orange breast feathers in part or entirely. Females have brown rather than black above and on the head with an indistinct paler eyebrow line, chestnut-buff rather than orange below, and less white on the wings. Both sexes’ plumage is somewhat duller and streakier outside the breeding season.
Info source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_stonechat
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The photo was taken during November 2017 at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

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