south africa

As random and out of nowhere as this thread might be. Recently, I took it upon myself to list every ungulate native to South Africa from the perspective of being held (currently) in regional institutions. This is especially true for international members that may have plans to travel to South...

South Africa is the only country in Africa that kept caimans (Spectacled Caiman, Brown Caiman, Yacare Caiman, and Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman). Why are caimans not kept in other African countries?

I have recently wondered how common South African indigenous hornbill species are in the rest of the world. I have done this with Turaco before, but now it is time for hornbills. In South Africa we have 6 species of Hornbill, namely: •Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill •Southern Red-billed...

Hi all, Me and @Jaguar_X have been working tirelessly for the last couple of months working on a list of all Captive species within South Africa, It includes Captive situations, Semi-captive, exotics kept on Hunting Ranches and lastly, animals in the private pet trade. Since we are only...

South Africa has a long history with South China Tigers, It all started in 2003 when Save China's Tigers (a London based association) approached Pretoria Zoo to see if they would be able to help in the Conservation of the species thus on 2 September 2003 a pair of 6 month old South China Tigers...

Hi All! I've been on a quest to find all of the historical footage/photos/maps of Johannesburg Zoo as well as Pretoria Zoo a.k.a The National Zoo of South Africa so far I've found several videos by British Pathe in the 1940s, if any of you might have some pre-2005 footage,maps or photos of these...

I'm hoping to tap the Zoochat hive-mind and seek recommendations for any good bird guides for South Africa. If we make it there, (it's just talk right now) we'll be staying within KwaZulu-Natal on the eastern side of the country. Usually when I go overseas and want a bird guide I go for Helm...

http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/763b59004d1f09c89630f693fd523eaa/Two-Oceans-Aquarium-to-reveal-its-new-ocean-exhibit-20160613

The rhino horn trade is now legal in South Africa, as the last few days saw an overruling of a ban placed in 2009. Some sources to read about it here: Rhino horn trade = extinction in the wild - Africa Geographic South Africa to Legalize Domestic Rhino Horn Trade | Smart News |...

South African media: Prague Zoo Sitatunga antelope euthanised in South Africa: NSPCA - Times LIVE Prague zoo information: Sitatungas donated to Johannesburg Zoo How sad!

The national zoo of South Africa in Pretoria, is claiming a first zoo birth of an elephant on the whole continent of Africa. The zoo welcomed the birth of an African savannah elephant, on the 21 March. The female baby elephant was conceived by mother, Pumbi, at the zoo two years ago. When the...