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Loxodonta africana

• African Elephant / African bush elephant / African savanna elephant
• Elefante Africano / elefante africano de sabana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Proboscidea
Family:Elephantidae
Genus:Loxodonta
Species:L. africana

Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

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13 April, 2018 0

Andropadus importunus

• Sombre greenbul
• Bulbul de Zanzíbar

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Andropadus
Species:A. importunus

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

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12 April, 2018 0

Haliaeetus vocifer

• African fish eagle
• Pigargo vocinglero / Águila pescadora africana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Haliaeetus
Species:H. vocifer

Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

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12 April, 2018 0

The Gentle Giant

A huge battleworn male quietly eating while we passed in front of him.

Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa

• South African giraffe / Cape giraffe
• Jirafa de Sudáfrica (macho)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Giraffidae
Genus:Giraffa
Species:G. camelopardalis
Subspecies:G. c. giraffa

Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

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11 April, 2018 0

Don’t look at me! I’m a trunk!

Hippopotamus amphibius

• Common hippopotamus
• Hipopótamo común

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Hippopotamidae
Genus:Hippopotamus
Species:H. amphibius

Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

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11 April, 2018 0

Beautiful young lady

Loxodonta africana

• African Elephant / African bush elephant / African savanna elephant
• Elefante Africano / elefante africano de sabana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Proboscidea
Family:Elephantidae
Genus:Loxodonta
Species:L. africana

Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

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11 April, 2018 0

Giraffes at Mankwe dam

Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa

• South African giraffe / Cape giraffe
• Jirafa de Sudáfrica

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Giraffidae
Genus:Giraffa
Species:G. camelopardalis
Subspecies:G. c. giraffa

Mankwe dam, Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

💡 Click! to zoom

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10 April, 2018 0

Tired trunk

A one tusked, lone male bull African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) near a dam at Pilanesberg.

• African Elephant / African bush elephant / African savanna elephant
• Elefante Africano / elefante africano de sabana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Proboscidea
Family:Elephantidae
Genus:Loxodonta
Species:L. africana

Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

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10 April, 2018 0

Dusky Sunbird

Cinnyris fuscus (female?)

• Dusky sunbird
• Suimanga oscuro

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Nectariniidae
Genus:Cinnyris
Species:C. fuscus

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

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8 April, 2018 0

Sciurus carolinensis

Indigenous to North America and introduced by Cecil John Rhodes to Cape Town around the turn of the 19th-20th Century.

• Eastern gray squirrel / Grey squirrel
• Ardilla de las Carolinas / ardilla gris de las Carolinas / ardilla gris oriental / ardilla del este

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Sciuridae
Tribe:Sciurini
Genus:Sciurus

The Company’s Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

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7 April, 2018 0

Bostrychia hagedash

• Hadada / hadeda ibis
• Ibis hadada

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Threskiornithidae
Genus:Bostrychia
Species:B. hagedash

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

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7 April, 2018 0

Struthio camelus australis

• South African ostrich / Cape ostrich / Southern ostrich
• Avestruz de cuello azul

Female specimen / ejemplar hembra

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Struthioniformes
Family:Struthionidae
Genus:Struthio
Species:S. camelus
Subspecies:S. c. australis

Middleburg, South Africa

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7 April, 2018 0

Baby egyptian goose

Alopochen aegyptiacus

• Egyptian goose
• Ganso del Nilo / ganso egipcio

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Anseriformes
Family:Anatidae
Genus:Alopochen
Species:A. aegyptiaca

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden,Cape Town, South Africa

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3 April, 2018 0

Hartlaub’s Gull

Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

• Hartlaub’s gull / king gull
• Gaviota plateada sudafricana / gaviota de Hartlaub

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Laridae
Genus:Chroicocephalus
Species:C. hartlaubii

V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa.

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2 April, 2018 0

Spheniscus demersus

• African penguin / jackass penguin / black-footed penguin
• Pingüino de El Cabo / pingüino africano / pingüino de anteojos

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Sphenisciformes
Family:Spheniscidae
Genus:Spheniscus
Species:S. demersus

Boulders Beach, Simon’s Town, South Africa
Part of the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area

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1 April, 2018 0

Platboom Bay

Platboom Bay is a beautiful beach along the coastline nestled in the Cape of Good Hope Nature reserve, Cape Town, South Africa.

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1 April, 2018 0

The cairn of Good Hope

A small stone tower that I found while visiting the Cape of Good Hope, Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.

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1 April, 2018 0

Orange-breasted sunbird (juvenile)

Anthobaphes violacea

• Orange-breasted sunbird (juvenile)
• Suimanga pechinaranja / Nectarina de pecho anaranjado (juvenil)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Nectariniidae
Genus:Anthobaphes
Species:A. violacea

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

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31 March, 2018 0

Pycnonotus capensis

• Cape bulbul / Cape geelgat
• Bulbul de El Cabo

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Pycnonotus
Species:P. capensis

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

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31 March, 2018 0

Stigmochelys pardalis

• Leopard tortoise
• Tortuga leopardo

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Testudinidae
Genus:Stigmochelys
Species:S. pardalis

Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, northeastern South Africa

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31 March, 2018 0

Blue wildebeest profile

Connochaetes taurinus

• Blue wildebeest, common wildebeest, brindled gnu
• Ñu azul

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Bovidae
Subfamily:Alcelaphinae
Genus:Connochaetes
Species:C. taurinus

Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

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31 March, 2018 0

Pilanesberg landscape

Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

Part of my travel to South Africa, 2018

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31 March, 2018 0

Elephant family

Loxodonta africana

• African Elephant / African bush elephant / African savanna elephant
• Elefante Africano / elefante africano de sabana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Proboscidea
Family:Elephantidae
Genus:Loxodonta
Species:L. africana

Mankwe dam, Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

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31 March, 2018 0

Stigmochelys pardalis

• Leopard tortoise
• Tortuga leopardo

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Testudinidae
Genus:Stigmochelys
Species:S. pardalis

Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa

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31 March, 2018 0