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Dabchick Wildlife Reserve

Dabchick Wildlife Reserve

To conserve wildlife, protect biodiversity and make Africa a safer place for animals and ecosystems.

๐ŸŒ ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™‚๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™—๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™  ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™– ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ก๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ข๐™– ๐™‘๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฎ!

On this Earth Day, Dabchick Wildlife Reserve is proud to announce the release of its first southern ground hornbill (๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™—๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž) - a major step in a long-anticipated rewilding initiative in partnership with the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project.

Following years of consultation and careful planning, Dabchick has adopted a small group of suitable birds, with the aim of establishing a new, free-ranging population in the Alma valley.

๐Ÿ’กThis complements rewilding efforts on surrounding conservancies, contributing to a broader metapopulation in the region.
Waterberg Biosphere Reserve Waterberg-Nylsvley birding route guide Waterberg Nature Conservancy
Before the release, engaging with the local farming community was essential. Southern ground hornbills are not always well received, and their survival can be compromised by lead poisoning from scavenging on hunting remains. To address this, the AMES Foundation - Dabchickโ€™s conservation partner - hosted an information session at the local farmersโ€™ hall. Presentations by Dr Lucy Kemp and Justin Henry (BirdLife South Africa) highlighted the dangers of lead in ecosystems and offered practical alternatives, including lead-free ammunition sourced locally. The meeting drew strong interest and positive engagement.

๐Ÿ’กKey to the projectโ€™s success was hands-on training for the Dabchick team - Mpilo Mhalanga, Erika Bezuidenhout, and Klaas Maluleke - at the Mabula centre near Loskop Dam. The team learned best practices for managing and caring for hornbills with minimal human contact to maintain their wild instincts. A holding pen was constructed to Mabulaโ€™s specifications, offering a transitional space before full release.

In November 2024, three birds - a mature male, an adult female, and a younger helper - arrived at Dabchick. The birds have settled well and will be released in stages to ensure gradual acclimatisation to their new environment. Post-release monitoring will track their movements and wellbeing.

We extend our sincere thanks to the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project, the AMES Foundation, and all involved in this collaborative effort. With dedication and continued support, we look forward to these iconic birds thriving once again in the wild landscapes of the Alma valley.

๐Ÿฆ†Dabchick Wildlife Reserve offers great wild bird, wildlife and landscape photography opportunities! Book your stay now!
#Birdwatching #Ecotourism #wildlifephotography #rewilding

For reservations, email: hospitality@dabchick.co.za
For more information, visit www.dabchick.co.za

#ConserveWildlife #ProtectBiodiversity #Africa #DabchickWildlifeReserve #WildlifeConservation #ConservationInAction
#EarthDay2025 #GroundHornbillReturn #DabchickConservation
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๐ŸŒ ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™‚๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™—๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™  ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™– ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ก๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ข๐™– ๐™‘๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฎ!

On this Earth Day, Dabchick Wildlife Reserve is proud to announce the release of its first southern ground hornbill (๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™—๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž) - a major step in a long-anticipated rewilding initiative in partnership with the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project.

Following years of consultation and careful planning, Dabchick has adopted a small group of suitable birds, with the aim of establishing a new, free-ranging population in the Alma valley. 

๐Ÿ’กThis complements rewilding efforts on surrounding conservancies, contributing to a broader metapopulation in the region.
Waterberg Biosphere Reserve Waterberg-Nylsvley birding route guide Waterberg Nature Conservancy
Before the release, engaging with the local farming community was essential. Southern ground hornbills are not always well received, and their survival can be compromised by lead poisoning from scavenging on hunting remains. To address this, the AMES Foundation - Dabchickโ€™s conservation partner - hosted an information session at the local farmersโ€™ hall. Presentations by Dr Lucy Kemp and Justin Henry (BirdLife South Africa) highlighted the dangers of lead in ecosystems and offered practical alternatives, including lead-free ammunition sourced locally. The meeting drew strong interest and positive engagement.

๐Ÿ’กKey to the projectโ€™s success was hands-on training for the Dabchick team - Mpilo Mhalanga, Erika Bezuidenhout, and Klaas Maluleke - at the Mabula centre near Loskop Dam. The team learned best practices for managing and caring for hornbills with minimal human contact to maintain their wild instincts. A holding pen was constructed to Mabulaโ€™s specifications, offering a transitional space before full release.

In November 2024, three birds - a mature male, an adult female, and a younger helper - arrived at Dabchick. The birds have settled well and will be released in stages to ensure gradual acclimatisation to their new environment. Post-release monitoring will track their movements and wellbeing.

We extend our sincere thanks to the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project, the AMES Foundation, and all involved in this collaborative effort. With dedication and continued support, we look forward to these iconic birds thriving once again in the wild landscapes of the Alma valley.

๐Ÿฆ†Dabchick Wildlife Reserve offers great wild bird, wildlife and landscape photography opportunities! Book your stay now! 
#Birdwatching #Ecotourism #wildlifephotography #rewilding

For reservations, email: hospitality@dabchick.co.za
For more information, visit www.dabchick.co.za

#ConserveWildlife #ProtectBiodiversity #Africa #DabchickWildlifeReserve #WildlifeConservation #ConservationInAction
#EarthDay2025 #GroundHornbillReturn #DabchickConservationImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

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Beautiful

๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒบ

Brilliant and well done to all involved in this amazing project

Beautiful!

Pragtige fotos

Nsingizi

Awesome

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Dabchick Wildlife Reserve

๐„๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž!
๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™‚๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™—๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™  ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š ๐ŸŒ

After years of planning with the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project, Dabchick has released its first bird into the wild - a major step toward restoring this iconic species to the Alma valley.
Waterberg Biosphere Reserve
Thanks to local farmers, conservationists, and the AMES Foundation, weโ€™re building a future where ground hornbills can thrive once more.
๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™. ๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™š. ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™–๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ.

@top fans AMES Foundation Rewilding Africa REWILDING Southern Africa

#EarthDay2025 #RewildingSuccess #GroundHornbill #DabchickWildlife #ConservationInAction #AMESFoundation
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Brilliant. Amazing event.

This is awesome and exciting. May the Mabula Ground Hornbill thrive again.

๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™Ž
๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก!
๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“
๐˜๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ
(๐™€๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™›๐™š๐™ง)
๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ:
Least Concern

Also known as the Golden Bishop, the Yellow-crowned Bishop is a small, striking weaver found across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal and Ethiopia to South Africa. It has also been introduced to parts of southern Europe, Japan, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.

๐ˆ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Measuring 10โ€“11 cm and weighing 11โ€“20 g, the Yellow-crowned Bishop is a compact bird with a very short tail.

Breeding males are unmistakable, with a golden-yellow crown, nape, back, and rump. Their face, throat, and belly are black, set off by a bold yellow breastband tinged with chestnut. They have dark brown wings and tails, with paler feather edges.

Nonbreeding males and females are streaky brown with darker central streaks, a white eyebrow, and a whitish throat and bellyโ€”similar in appearance to a sparrow. Juveniles resemble females but have broader buffy feather edges before their first moult.

๐Ÿ’กโ€œ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ,โ€ says Dr Pamela Oberem.

๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The Yellow-crowned Bishop thrives in wetland areas with tall grass, making it a reliable indicator of healthy ecosystems. Though native to Africa, it has successfully established populations in Iberia, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.

๐Ÿ’กโ€œ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด,โ€ remarks Dr Pamela Oberem.

This lively bird is often detected by its dry, buzzing calls and the peculiar โ€œ๐™ฉ๐™จโ€™๐™š๐™šโ€ hissing song of breeding males.
@top fans
๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™—๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™  ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š? Share your experience in the comments!

๐ŸŽผ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ!
ebird.org/species/yecbis?siteLanguage=en_ZA
๐Ÿ“ธ Warwick Tarboton

๐Ÿฆ†Dabchick Wildlife Reserve offers great bird and other photography opportunities! Book your stay now!
#Birdwatching #Ecotourism

For reservations, contact Anele by email: hospitality@dabchick.co.za
AMES Foundation Waterberg Biosphere ReserveFor more information, visit www.dabchick.co.za

#ConserveWildlife #ProtectBiodiversity #Africa #BirdOfTheMonth #GoundHornbill #MabulaGroundHornbill #DabchickWildlifeReserve #WildlifeConservation #ConservationInAction
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๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™Ž
๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! 
๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ 
๐˜๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ
(๐™€๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™›๐™š๐™ง)
๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ:
Least Concern

Also known as the Golden Bishop, the Yellow-crowned Bishop is a small, striking weaver found across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal and Ethiopia to South Africa. It has also been introduced to parts of southern Europe, Japan, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.

๐ˆ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Measuring 10โ€“11 cm and weighing 11โ€“20 g, the Yellow-crowned Bishop is a compact bird with a very short tail.

Breeding males are unmistakable, with a golden-yellow crown, nape, back, and rump. Their face, throat, and belly are black, set off by a bold yellow breastband tinged with chestnut. They have dark brown wings and tails, with paler feather edges.

Nonbreeding males and females are streaky brown with darker central streaks, a white eyebrow, and a whitish throat and bellyโ€”similar in appearance to a sparrow. Juveniles resemble females but have broader buffy feather edges before their first moult.

๐Ÿ’กโ€œ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ,โ€ says Dr Pamela Oberem.

๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The Yellow-crowned Bishop thrives in wetland areas with tall grass, making it a reliable indicator of healthy ecosystems. Though native to Africa, it has successfully established populations in Iberia, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.

๐Ÿ’กโ€œ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด,โ€ remarks Dr Pamela Oberem.

This lively bird is often detected by its dry, buzzing calls and the peculiar โ€œ๐™ฉ๐™จโ€™๐™š๐™šโ€ hissing song of breeding males.
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๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™—๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™  ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š? Share your experience in the comments!

๐ŸŽผ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ!
https://ebird.org/species/yecbis?siteLanguage=en_ZA
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@followers @top fans See more amazing photo captures by Warwick Tarboton: www.warwicktarboton.co.za/birdpgs/826GoBis.html

@followers join us in celebrating the exquisite Yellow-crowned Bishop!

Love this.

Beautiful photo!

Love this

Breeds etery year naar my house in Bloemfontein...but the rain was not enough

Pragtig

Te pragtig.

Te pragtig

๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

Jonatha Camiinho Da Victoriia

Lovely ๐ŸŒน

Awesome

Fabulous

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Join us in wishing Dr Peter Oberem a very happy birthday! His leadership, wisdom, and passion for conservation inspire us every day.
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Thank you, Dr Peter, for your guidance and unwavering dedication.

Wishing you a year filled with success, joy, and the wild beauty you cherish! ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ

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Thank you, Dr Peter, for your guidance and unwavering dedication.

Wishing you a year filled with success, joy, and the wild beauty you cherish! ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ

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@followers join us in celebrating Dr Peter Oberem ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ

Beautiful. Thank you. Very much appreciated

Happy Birthday Dr Peter

Happy birthday, Dr Peter Oberem ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ

Happy birthday Dr Peter ๐Ÿฅ‚

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๐™‡๐™š๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™—๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š 2025 ๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™ ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฎ!

๐Ÿ’กOn 20 December 2013 at the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), March 3 was declared United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD). This day holds significance as the day that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed in 1973. The UNGA Resolution designated the CITES Secretariat as the facilitator for the global observance of this special day for wildlife on the UN calendar.

๐ŸŒ UN World Wildlife Day has now become the global annual event dedicated to wildlife.
United Nations United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
๐Ÿ’กPeople everywhere rely on wildlife and biodiversity-based resources to meet our needs - from food, to fuel, medicines, housing, and clothing. For us to enjoy the benefits and the beauty that nature brings us and our planet, people have been working together to make sure ecosystems are able to thrive and plant and animal species are able to exist for future generations. So, letโ€™s celebrate wildlife and the important conservation work being done around the world!
๐Ÿ’ก๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š!
www.wildlifeday.org/en/about?
๐ŸŽฌ ๐™’๐™–๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ!
www.youtube.com/live/E4kfldDNrCw?si=5xjuhzqLSBw6FA4R
๐Ÿ“ธ White rhinoceros, white rhino or square-lipped rhinoceros (๐˜พ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ช๐™ข ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ช๐™ข) by Keith Collins.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Near Threatened

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๐™‡๐™š๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™—๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š 2025 ๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™ ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฎ!

๐Ÿ’กOn 20 December 2013 at the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), March 3 was declared United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD). This day holds significance as the day that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed in 1973. The UNGA Resolution designated the CITES Secretariat as the facilitator for the global observance of this special day for wildlife on the UN calendar. 

๐ŸŒ UN World Wildlife Day has now become the global annual event dedicated to wildlife.
United Nations United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
๐Ÿ’กPeople everywhere rely on wildlife and biodiversity-based resources to meet our needs - from food, to fuel, medicines, housing, and clothing. For us to enjoy the benefits and the beauty that nature brings us and our planet, people have been working together to make sure ecosystems are able to thrive and plant and animal species are able to exist for future generations. So, letโ€™s celebrate wildlife and the important conservation work being done around the world! 
๐Ÿ’ก๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š!
https://www.wildlifeday.org/en/about?
๐ŸŽฌ ๐™’๐™–๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ! 
https://www.youtube.com/live/E4kfldDNrCw?si=5xjuhzqLSBw6FA4R
๐Ÿ“ธ White rhinoceros, white rhino or square-lipped rhinoceros (๐˜พ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ช๐™ข ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ช๐™ข) by Keith Collins.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Near Threatened

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@followers World Wildlife Day ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ! www.youtube.com/live/E4kfldDNrCw?si=5xjuhzqLSBw6FA4R

๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™Ž
๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก!
๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“
๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ (๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™—๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž)
๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ:
Global: Vulnerable
Regional: Endangered

The southern ground hornbill (๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™—๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž) has a wide distribution across Africa south of the equator.

โ€ผ๏ธIt is Globally Listed as Vulnerable (VU). In South Africa (RSA) however, its population is considered to be declining. Its distribution is now largely limited to conservation areas, so it was therefore Regionally Listed as EN in 2015. A regional estimate for RSA in 2008 estimated a population of around 1 400 individuals.

It is a unique and endangered bird species which has disappeared from 70% of its former range in South Africa, and the remaining populations are mostly only found in the Kruger National Park and various other conservation areas.

Although these large-bodied birds can fly, they have evolved a terrestrial habit to exploit a more carnivorous diet. Their long legs, short tails and short toes allow them to walk smoothly, rather than hop like other hornbills.

โ€ผ๏ธGround hornbill numbers have been drastically affected by human expansion, overgrazing and loss of trees, as well as poisoning by agricultural poisons and from lead contained in bullets.

The male birds are territorial and tend to smash windows when they see themselves reflected and are therefore persecuted by humans.

They are co-operative breeders with the group composed of one dominant male and one mature female bird, assisted by non-breeding helpers. The birds nest in large trees where these are available, or on rock faces or in holes in earth banks.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ (๐Œ๐†๐‡๐)
Mabula Ground Hornbill Project
The conservation efforts of the ground hornbill which have been initiated by the Mabula Ground Hornbill group are based on the observation of scientists Alan and Meg Kemp, who spent years studying the breeding and social behaviour of the birds. The Kemps observed that although the female laid and incubated two eggs, only one of the hatching chicks was fed, as the parents favour the stronger one for survival. They found that if the second unhatched egg was removed when there was one strong hatchling present, they could artificially incubate this egg and successfully raise the hatchling to adulthood.

๐Ÿ’กThe Mabula Ground Hornbill Project was initiated by the Kempโ€™s daughter, Dr Lucy Kemp, who, even as a child, had been involved in the raising of hornbill chicks. Supported by various funders, she and her team have harvested eggs from the wild in various parts of southern Africa, raising the chicks and socialising the birds in groups in โ€œbush schoolsโ€ in which the birds learn from each other how to forage in the wild. Breeding groups consist of a male and female, plus a few female helpers who assist them with feeding the chicks.

Over the years the Mabula project has accumulated prodigious knowledge and experience on the captive breeding of birds. Apart from the technicalities of feeding the hatchlings and chicks, they have done a lot of research on the feasibility of using artificial nests, given that suitable large trees have disappeared from many areas. After extensive trial and error, they hit on the right formula with regard to size and materials. These nests can be used at rewilding sites to encourage birds to breed.

๐ŸŽฌ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ! Visit
youtu.be/BtfQSBh48bI?si=Z0llD2TiFZgxmOFd to watch the video: โ€˜The Bringers of Thunderโ€™. Published by Mabula Ground Hornbill Project.

๐Ÿ’กThus far, a number of successful rewilding projects have been executed but also many, many setbacks and disappointments have been endured.
AMES Foundation Dabchick Wildlife Reserve
๐Ÿ’กโ€œAfter years of collaboration with the MGHP, Dabchick Wildlife Reserve has successfully adopted a small group of birds suitable for rewilding. Their release in the Alma Valley will help expand the existing population on neighbouring conservancies, with the goal of establishing a viable metapopulation.โ€ โ€“ Dr Pamela Oberem
Waterberg Biosphere Reserve Waterberg Tourism
๐Ÿ’ก๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™š๐™™ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ!

๐ŸŽผ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ!
ebird.org/species/soghor1?siteLanguage=en_ZA
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๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™Ž
๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! 
๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ 
๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ (๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™—๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž)
๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ:
Global: Vulnerable
Regional: Endangered

The southern ground hornbill (๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™—๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž) has a wide distribution across Africa south of the equator.

โ€ผ๏ธIt is Globally Listed as Vulnerable (VU). In South Africa (RSA) however, its population is considered to be declining. Its distribution is now largely limited to conservation areas, so it was therefore Regionally Listed as EN in 2015. A regional estimate for RSA in 2008 estimated a population of around 1 400 individuals. 

It is a unique and endangered bird species which has disappeared from 70% of its former range in South Africa, and the remaining populations are mostly only found in the Kruger National Park and various other conservation areas. 

Although these large-bodied birds can fly, they have evolved a terrestrial habit to exploit a more carnivorous diet. Their long legs, short tails and short toes allow them to walk smoothly, rather than hop like other hornbills. 

โ€ผ๏ธGround hornbill numbers have been drastically affected by human expansion, overgrazing and loss of trees, as well as poisoning by agricultural poisons and from lead contained in bullets. 

The male birds are territorial and tend to smash windows when they see themselves reflected and are therefore persecuted by humans. 

They are co-operative breeders with the group composed of one dominant male and one mature female bird, assisted by non-breeding helpers. The birds nest in large trees where these are available, or on rock faces or in holes in earth banks.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ (๐Œ๐†๐‡๐)
Mabula Ground Hornbill Project
The conservation efforts of the ground hornbill which have been initiated by the Mabula Ground Hornbill group are based on the observation of scientists Alan and Meg Kemp, who spent years studying the breeding and social behaviour of the birds. The Kemps observed that although the female laid and incubated two eggs, only one of the hatching chicks was fed, as the parents favour the stronger one for survival. They found that if the second unhatched egg was removed when there was one strong hatchling present, they could artificially incubate this egg and successfully raise the hatchling to adulthood. 

๐Ÿ’กThe Mabula Ground Hornbill Project was initiated by the Kempโ€™s daughter, Dr Lucy Kemp, who, even as a child, had been involved in the raising of hornbill chicks. Supported by various funders, she and her team have harvested eggs from the wild in various parts of southern Africa, raising the chicks and socialising the birds in groups in โ€œbush schoolsโ€ in which the birds learn from each other how to forage in the wild. Breeding groups consist of a male and female, plus a few female helpers who assist them with feeding the chicks.
 
Over the years the Mabula project has accumulated prodigious knowledge and experience on the captive breeding of birds. Apart from the technicalities of feeding the hatchlings and chicks, they have done a lot of research on the feasibility of using artificial nests, given that suitable large trees have disappeared from many areas. After extensive trial and error, they hit on the right formula with regard to size and materials. These nests can be used at rewilding sites to encourage birds to breed. 

๐ŸŽฌ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ! Visit
https://youtu.be/BtfQSBh48bI?si=Z0llD2TiFZgxmOFd to watch the video: โ€˜The Bringers of Thunderโ€™. Published by Mabula Ground Hornbill Project.

๐Ÿ’กThus far, a number of successful rewilding projects have been executed but also many, many setbacks and disappointments have been endured.
AMES Foundation Dabchick Wildlife Reserve
๐Ÿ’กโ€œAfter years of collaboration with the MGHP, Dabchick Wildlife Reserve has successfully adopted a small group of birds suitable for rewilding. Their release in the Alma Valley will help expand the existing population on neighbouring conservancies, with the goal of establishing a viable metapopulation.โ€ โ€“ Dr Pamela Oberem
Waterberg Biosphere Reserve Waterberg Tourism
๐Ÿ’ก๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™š๐™™ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ!

๐ŸŽผ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ!
https://ebird.org/species/soghor1?siteLanguage=en_ZA
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@followers ๐Ÿ’กAfter years of collaboration with the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project (MGHP), Dabchick Wildlife Reserve has successfully adopted a small group of birds suitable for rewilding. Waterberg Biosphere Reserve Their release in the Alma Valley will help expand the existing population on neighbouring conservancies, with the goal of establishing a viable metapopulation. Stay tuned for more rewilding updates! AMES Foundation

These birds entered a house in Mabula through the thatch roof and did damages inside to the tune of about R3k. Never knew they did things like that.

Never seen it fly๐Ÿค”

Iwundundu! Name derived from its "wundundu, wundundu" cry

They are highly endangered.

Wow just saw this bird this morning on Safari Sunrise, thank you for the information given on this beautiful bird

Amazing ๐Ÿ‘ wonderful initiative with these beautiful birds xx

Great picture. Dabchick wild life Reserve. Bird fantastic picture of the ground hornbill. Thanks for sharing this with us on social media. It is very interesting and informative. Take care and kind regards Magda

I love these birds especially their sound when they are singing deep in the forest ♥๏ธ♥๏ธ

Insingizi

Beautiful picture ๐Ÿ’•

AMAZING ๐Ÿ˜

Fantastic photo!๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ

Puik foto.

Beautiful

Awesome

Ingududu

Awesome

Ngududu

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๐™‡๐™š๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™—๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š 2025 ๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฎ!
African Pangolin Working Group
The pangolin, a unique and endangered mammal, is typically regarded as the highlight of any safari. Pangolins are the only animals on the planet completely covered in protective scales, which they employ to defend themselves by curling into a tight ball when threatened.

Their diet is primarily composed of ants and termites, which they dig up with their powerful claws.

โ€ผ๏ธUnfortunately, these fascinating species are frequently trafficked for their scales, which are highly valued in Asian traditional medicine markets. As a result, pangolins are now considered one of the world's most endangered animals.

๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„!
1. africanpangolin.org/
2. www.worldwildlife.org/stories/the-fight-to-stop-pangolin-extinction
3. speciesstatus.sanbi.org/assessment/last-assessment/2120/

๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ:
African ground pangolin (๐™Ž๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ž๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ข๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ ๐™ž๐™ž).
๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Vulnerable
๐–๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: From 5 to 27 kilograms depending on the species.
๐’๐ข๐ณ๐ž: From 30 to 90 centimetres exclusive of the tail. Adult tail length ranges from about 26 to 70 centimetres.
๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ง: Little data; estimated up to 20 years in captivity.
๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ: All species are never far from a water source.
๐ƒ๐ข๐ž๐ญ: Wholly myrmecophagous, meaning that they only feed on ants and termites. A single pangolin consumes 200,000 ants or termites in a single day or literally tens of millions each year.
๐†๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Up to 5 months.
๐๐ซ๐ž๐๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ: Leopard, hyaena, humans.

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๐™‡๐™š๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™—๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š 2025 ๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฎ!
African Pangolin Working Group
The pangolin, a unique and endangered mammal, is typically regarded as the highlight of any safari. Pangolins are the only animals on the planet completely covered in protective scales, which they employ to defend themselves by curling into a tight ball when threatened. 

Their diet is primarily composed of ants and termites, which they dig up with their powerful claws.

โ€ผ๏ธUnfortunately, these fascinating species are frequently trafficked for their scales, which are highly valued in Asian traditional medicine markets. As a result, pangolins are now considered one of the worlds most endangered animals. 

๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„!
1. https://africanpangolin.org/
2. https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/the-fight-to-stop-pangolin-extinction
3. https://speciesstatus.sanbi.org/assessment/last-assessment/2120/

๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ:
African ground pangolin (๐™Ž๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ž๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ข๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ ๐™ž๐™ž).
๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Vulnerable
๐–๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: From 5 to 27 kilograms depending on the species.
๐’๐ข๐ณ๐ž: From 30 to 90 centimetres exclusive of the tail. Adult tail length ranges from about 26 to 70 centimetres.
๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ง: Little data; estimated up to 20 years in captivity.
๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ: All species are never far from a water source.
๐ƒ๐ข๐ž๐ญ: Wholly myrmecophagous, meaning that they only feed on ants and termites. A single pangolin consumes 200,000 ants or termites in a single day or literally tens of millions each year.
๐†๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Up to 5 months.
๐๐ซ๐ž๐๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ: Leopard, hyaena, humans.

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๐Ÿฆ†Dabchick Wildlife Reserve offers great wildlife photography opportunities! Book your stay now! 
#Birdwatching #Ecotourism

For reservations, email: hospitality@dabchick.co.zaFor more information, visit www.dabchick.co.za

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Fabulous photo’s

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