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The first question most people ask when they want to do a nature guide course is which qualification should I do. At African Guide...

The men with the long white beards who have been around almost as long as the delta itself are saying this is the driest the delta has...

Insects Insects have the following features Bodies are divided into three distinct parts: the head, thorax and abdomen.Three pairs of...

Spiders Spiders’ role in the food chain Spiders are largely insectivores and play an important role in keeping the insect population in...

Scorpions Southern African scorpions fall into 2 families Buthidae and Scorpionidae. Family: Buthidae Genus:  Parabuthus (thick tailed...

Birds Features of the Class Aves They are endothermic vertebrates with internal fertilization. They have a single excretory and...

Reptilia Common Features Of Reptilia Class reptilia:  are ectothermic, have a back-bone, breathe air and have internal fertilization of...

Frogs Amphibians are ectothermic vertebrates that, in the adult stage, breathe through their porous skin and lungs. The only amphibians...

Fish Description of a fish A fish is a cold-blooded (endothermic) vertebrate animal, living in water, breathing by means of gills, and...

Snakes These are legless reptiles with a left lung that is either reduced or absent. Hearing: they lack external ears. F1 they pick up...

Lizards Lizards belong to the sub-order SAURIA: this sub-order consists of typical lizards, skinks, agamas, geckos, chameleons and their...

Common Features of Mammals Females have mammary glands which produce milk for young to suckle. The body is covered in hair at some stage...

Physical Features Like the snakes, they have no external ear openings and their hearing is poor. Their bodies are laterally compressed....

Distinguished from Neuroptera family by having thin, short antennae; their wings are held in a roof like manner whereas dragonflies ...

Ecology is the study of interactions between organism and their relationship to their surroundings and the processes taking place during...

Common features of the Chelonians The most prominent feature is that they all have an outer shell, consisting of the upper carapace and...

Common Trees In Botswana As a guide it is important to have a good knowledge of the plants in your area of operation as well as their...

Utricularia gibba (Bladderwort)                Family: Lentibulariaceae This is an aquatic, carnivorous herb. The roots are sometimes...

Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Milkweed, formally: Asclepias fruticosa)                Family: Apocynaceae A small shrub with sparse foliage....

One of the key elements to survival in the bush is the art of tracking. Understanding the tracks and signs around you provides a window...