Gallery: South Africa's wildlife
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- 13 June 2011
Photographed by Luke Harwood
South Africa is renowned for its magnificent wildlife. From the Big Five - elephant, lion, rhinoceros, buffalo and leopard - to the Little Five - elephant shrew, ant lion, rhinoceros beetle, buffalo weaver and leopard tortoise - the country's plains, seas and skies are natural treasure troves for the animal and bird lover.
Other animals such as hippo, giraffe, cheetah, kudu, wild dog, baboon, wildebeest and zebra are all closely associated with Africa and are often seen in South Africa's conservation areas.
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A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) |
The elusive leopard (Panthera pardus). |
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A pride of lions (Panthera leo), keeping |
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The stately giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is |
The blue wildebeest or brindled gnu |
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The Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) is |
A member of the Big Five, the African or |
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Young female Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros). |
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A herd of impala (Aepyceros melampus) |
The hartebeest, a kind of antelope. |
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Mother and baby impala. |
Plains zebra (Equus quagga). |
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The Dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) ranges |
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The stealthy Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). |
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The warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is |
A gang of Cape or Chacma baboons |
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A mother white rhino (Ceratotherium simum) |
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A young white rhino. |
The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana). |
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