day-by-day - journal - monthly review -2009

** J A N U A R Y  - 2 0 0 9  **

MAMMAL      &      BIRDS

NKORHO        &      ELEPHANT PLAINS   CAMS

Africam Mammals

1. Black-backed Jackal - first -nk-2009
2. Blue Wildebeest  - first -nk- 2009
   
3. Buffalo
4. Burchell's Zebra -first nk-2009  - first foal -2009
5. Chackma Baboon -first -nk-2009
6. Elephant -first -nk-2009 - first e.p. 2009
   
7. Giraffe - first nk- first calf  also 2009
   
8. Hippopotamus -first e.p. 2009
   
9. Impala  -first -nk-2009
   
10. Lion -first -nk-2009
11. Nyala -first  e.p. 2009
    
12. Scrub Hare  -first -nk-2009
13. Spotted Hyaena -first -nk-2009
    
14. Vervet Monkey   - first -nk-2009
    
15. Warthog -first -nk- & piglets -2009
16. Waterbuck                         
    
17. White Rhino  -first -nk-2009 -first -e.p.-2009
    
18. White-tailed Mongoose -first -nk-2009
    

Africam Birds

1. African black duck
2. African comb duck
   
3. Blacksmith Lapwing
4. Burchell’s Starling
5. Cape turtle Dove
6. Crowned Lapwing
7. Egyptian Goose
8. Giant Kingfisher
9. Grey Heron
10. Hadeda Ibis
11. Hamerkop
12. Honey Buzzard (European)
    
13. Laughing Dove
14. Lesser Flamingo
    
15. Pied Crow
16. Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
17. Red-billed Oxpecker
18. Red-billed Quelea
    
19. Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
20. Southern Ground Hornbill
21. Three-banded Plover
22. Village Weaver (Spotted-backed Weaver)
23. Wahlberg’s Eagle
24. Water Dikkop or Thick-knee
25. Wood Sandpiper
    
26. Woodland Kingfisher
27. Yellow-billed Kite

Reptiles

1. Cape Dwarf Gecko
2. Serrated Hinged Terrapin
3. Striped Skink
4. Water Monitor

OTHER

1. African sharptooth catfish (clarias gariepinus) ( dead)
2. Bush walks
3. Butterflies-
4. Common termite mounds
5. Foam tree frog nest- on eagle perch -nk\
6. Jacques  with tiger snake
7. Red-billed Buffalo Weaver nest
8. Safari jeeps
   
9. Village weaver  nests (id; EP ranger)

** F E B R U A R Y  - 2 0 0 9  **

MAMMAL      &      BIRDS

NKORHO        &      ELEPHANT PLAINS   CAMS

Africam Mammals

1. Black-backed Jackal
2. Blue Wildebeest              
   
3. Buffalo
4. Burchell's Zebra  
   
5. Bushbuck
6. Chackma Baboon
7. Elephant
8. Hippopotamus -first - nk-2009
   
9. Impala  
   
10. Leopard  -
    
11. Lion
12. Spotted Hyaena
    
13. Vervet Monkey                   
    
14. Warthog -first -e.p. -2009
15. Waterbuck   -first  -e.p. -2009
    
16. White Rhino
    
17. White-tailed Mongoose

Africam Birds

1. African black duck
2. African comb duck
   
3. Blacksmith Lapwing
4. Burchell’s Starling
5. Cape turtle Dove
6. Cattle egret
   
7. Crowned Lapwing
8. Egyptian Goose
9. Hadeda Ibis
10. Hamerkop
11. Laughing Dove
12. Lesser Flamingo
13. Natal spurfowl
    
14. Pied Crow
15. Red-billed Oxpecker
16. Saddle-billed stork
17. Southern ground hornbill
    
18. Three-banded plover
    
20. Village Weaver (Spotted-backed Weaver)
21. Wood Sandpiper
    
22. Woodland Kingfisher

Reptiles

1. Cape Dwarf Gecko
2. Striped skink
   

OTHER

1. Bush walks
2. Butterfies
   
3. Elephant plains tractor mowing grass
4. Elephant plains rangers put -( 11  yellow fish  & (1) catfish  in E.P. pan)
   
5. Dreamers den
   
6. Foam tree frog nest- on eagle perch -nk\
7. gray tree frog  foam nest (hatch)
   
8. Jacques  fix cam (kightning strike)
9. Jacques - birthday gifts at cam tree
   
10. Mike - marula tree
    
11. Mount nkorho ( stump nk-pan)
12. Nkorho tractor mowing grass
13. Nkorho safari jeeps
14. Old faithfull ( skull)
    
15. Pest-x-pert -  trucks (2)

** MARCH  - 2 0 0 9  **

MAMMAL      &      BIRDS

NKORHO        &      ELEPHANT PLAINS   CAMS

Africam Mammals

1. Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas  -
2. Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus  
   
3. Buffalo ~ Syncerus caffer  - first - e.p. -2009 - first herd -nk-2009
   
4. ~Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~
   
5. Bushbuck ~ Tragelaphus scriptus ~
   
6. Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus ~
   
7. Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana ~ 
8. Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~
9. Hippopotamus ~ Hippopotamus amphibius 
   
10. Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus 
    
11. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros)- first -nk-2009
    
12. Nyala ~ Tragelaphus angasii ~ first -calf - e.p. -2009
    
13. Spotted hyaena ~ Crocuta crocuta ~
14. Vervet monkey ~ Cercopithecus aethiops
    
15. Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~
    
16. Waterbuck ~ Kobus ellipsiprymnus ~ 
    
17. White-tailed mongoose ~ Ichneumia albicauda ~
    

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REPTILES

1. Gray tree frog
   
2. Boomslang
3. Cape Dwarf Gecko -
4. Serrated Hinged Terrapin
   
5. Striped Skink

Africam - Birds Database

1. African pied wagtail -first EVER on cam-e.p.
2. Burchell’s Starling
3. Cattle Egret
   
4. Cape turtle dove
5. Egyptian Goose
6. Grey Heron
7. Hadeda Ibis
8. Laughing Dove
9. Saddle-billed Stork
10. Three-banded Plover\
11. Southern Ground Hornbill
12. Red-billed teal  (first -ever on cam  -  nk)
13. Red-billed oxpecker
    
14. white stork
15. Wood Sandpiper
16. Woodland Kingfisher

OTHER

1. Boomslang snake -raiding  village weavers nest - e.p.- first on cam
2. Bug on cam lens
3. Blue  pansy  -  junonia oenone  ( butterfly )
4. Blue flowers
5. CAMPBELL SCOTT (owner of africam) birthday party
   
6. Common diadem (hypolimnas misippus)  femal is  orange - male black &white
7. Dreamners den
8. Elephant dung ball
   
9. Gray tree frog    (chiromantis xerampelina)  - with insect on it -(first on cam -nk )
10. Jacques - milo- jeep ( cam cleaning) changing  i.r. bulb for cam- setting up bird perch
    
11. Nkroho - jeep safarie & bush walks
    
12. Nkorho -elephant plains cams down - telecomms down our national carrier -spare parts -28 -march
    
13. Old faithfull
14. Potjiekos cooking  live from nkorho pan- chef wesley (20 march) first on cam
    
15. white cloaked skipper  - (leucochitonea levubu)    ( butterfly )
16. Spider hunting wasp ( family pompilidae) on gray tree frog  (first on cam  nk )
17. tiny  common termite  tower
18. village weavers nest

APRIL - 2009

1. Banded mongoose ~(mungos mungo ~
2. Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas
   
3. Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus  
   
4. Buffalo ~ Syncerus caffer 
   
5. ~Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~
   
6. Bushbuck ~ Tragelaphus scriptus ~
   
7. Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus
   
8. Common duiker (sylvicapra grimmia)
   
9. Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana ~
10. Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~
11. Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus 
    
12. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros)
    
13. Leopard ~ Panthera pardus 
    
14. Lion ~ Panthera leo ~
    
15. Nyala ~ Tragelaphus angasii ~
    
16. Scrub hare ~ Lepus saxatilis ~
17. Serval (leptailrus serval)
    
18. Side -striped jackal ~ canis adustus -
    
19. Spotted hyaena ~ Crocuta crocuta ~
20. Tree squirrel (paraxerus cepapi)
    
21. Vervet monkey ~ Cercopithecus aethiops
    
22. Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus
    
23. Waterbuck ~ Kobus ellipsiprymnus ~
    
24. White rhino ~ Ceratotherium simum ~
    
25. White-tailed mongoose ~ Ichneumia albicauda ~
    

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REPTILES

1. Serrated Hinged Terrapin

Africam - Birds Database

1. African black duck
   
2. African comb duck
3. Blacksmith lapwing
4. Burchell's starling
   
5. Creasted francolin
6. Crowned lapwing
7. Greenbacked heron -first on cam e.p.
   
8. Egyptian Goose
9. Fork-tailed drongo
10. Hadeda Ibis
11. Hamerkop
12. Helmeted guineafowl
13. Natal spurfowl ( pternistis natalensis)
    
14. Pied kingfisher (ceryle rudis)  first on cam - e.p.
    
15. Red-billed oxpecker
16. Saddle-billed stork
17. Southern ground hornbill
18. Southern yellow billed hornbill
    
19. Three-banded plover
    
20. Wood Sandpiper 
    

other

1. Nkorho bush walks
2. Dreamers den
3. Jacques  & milo fix cam
4. Lister pump - fills -nkorho pan ( for  8 hours - 2  tuesdays no  pic
   
5. Bug on  nk- cam
6. Dwarf mongoose  e.p. ?
7. Elepnat plains sun rise & sunsets
8. Elephant plains lodge
   
9. Howwas dragon e.p.
   
10. Jackal berry tree with fruit
11. Nkorho safari jeep
12. Nkorho sun rise
13. Nkorho sun set
14. nk & e.p. safari jeeps
15. Old faithfull- jackals chew  skull
    
16. Termite mounds
    
17. Serrated hinged tearrapin  (pelusios sinuatus)
    
18. Village weavers nest  e.p.

MAY  - 2009

Africam - Mammals Database

"Scroll down to see pictures of the mammals"

1. Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas  --
   
2. Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus  -
   
3. Buffalo ~ Syncerus caffer  
   
4. ~Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~
   
5. Bushbuck ~ Tragelaphus scriptus ~
   
6. Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus ~
7. Common duiker (sylvicapra grimmia) -
8. Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus 
9. Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~ -
10. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros)
11. Large spotted genet  ( genetta tigrina )
    
12. Leopard ~ Panthera pardus   -
    
13. Nyala ~ Tragelaphus angasii ~
    
15. Serval (leptailrus serval)
    
16. Side -striped jackal ~ canis adustus - -
    
17. Spotted hyaena ~ Crocuta crocuta ~
18. Steenbok ( raphicerus campestris) -
    
19. Vervet monkey ~ Cercopithecus aethiops -
    
20. Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~ -
    
21. Waterbuck ~ Kobus ellipsiprymnus ~  
    
22. White rhino ~ Ceratotherium simum ~ -
    
23. White-tailed mongoose ~ Ichneumia albicauda ~ -
    

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REPTILES

1. Serrated Hinged Terrapin -may
   

Africam - Birds Database

1. African fish eagle 
2. Bennett's woodpecker
   
3. Blacksmith lapwing
   
4. Burchell's starling
   
5. Cape turtle dove
   
6. Crowned lapwing
   
7. Greenbacked heron 
8. Egyptian Goose
9. Grey go-away bird
   
10. Hadeda Ibis
    
11. Hamerkop
    
12. Helmeted guineafowl
    
13. Laughing dove
    
14. Pied kingfisher (ceryle rudis) 
    
15. Red-billed hornbill
    
16. Red-billed oxpecker
    
17. Saddle-billed stork
    
18. Three-banded plover

OTHER

1. Africam down 12 hours  m-03
2. Dragon  e.p.
   
3. Elephant plains sun rise and morning pics
4. Elephant plains safarie jeep & leopard
   
5. Helecopter at  nkorho lodge
   
6. Jacques & ronnie fix  sound box  nk- cam
7. Jauques and milo  in jeep
8. Nkorho bush walk
   
9. Nkorho lighting storm
10. Nkorho safarie jeep
11. Nkorho tractor works by marula tree( new micraphones)
12. Nkorho safarie jeeps -  mne work on sound system
    
13. Nkroho - jacques  & greg - looking at  hyena tracks
    
14. Nkorho truck at pan - lister pump running
15. Old faithfull  skull chewed on by giraffe
16. Serrated hinged  terrapin
    

Africam - Mammals Database

"Scroll down to see pictures of the mammals"

JUNE - 2009

1. Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas  -
   
2. Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus  
   
3. Buffalo ~ Syncerus caffer  -
   
4. ~Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~
   
5. Bushbuck ~ Tragelaphus scriptus ~
   
6. Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus ~
   
7. Common duiker (sylvicapra grimmia)
   
8. Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana ~ 
9. Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~
10. Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus 
    
11. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros)-
    
12. Large spotted genet  ( genetta tigrina )
    
13. Leopard ~ Panthera pardus   -
    
14. Lion ~ Panthera leo ~
    
15. Nyala ~ Tragelaphus angasii ~
    
16. Side -striped jackal ~ canis adustus -
    
17. Spotted hyaena ~ Crocuta crocuta ~
    
18. Steenbok ( raphicerus campestris) -
    
19. Vervet monkey ~ Cercopithecus aethiops
    
20. Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~
    
21. Waterbuck ~ Kobus ellipsiprymnus ~ 
    
22. White rhino ~ Ceratotherium simum ~
    
23. White-tailed mongoose ~ Ichneumia albicauda ~
    

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REPTILES

Africam - Birds Database

1. African harrier hawk
   
2. Blacksmith lapwing 
3. Burchell's coucal *** first  on cam -nk
   
4. Burchell's starling
   
5. Cape turtle dove
   
6. Crowned lapwing
   
7. Greenbacked heron 
   
8. Egyptian Goose
9. Fork-tailed drongo
   
10. Grey go-away bird 
11. Grey heron
    
12. Hadeda Ibis
    
13. Hamerkop 
14. Laughing dove
    
15. Lizard buzzard
    
16. Natal spurfowl ( pternistis natalensis)
    
17. Pearl spotted owl 
    
18. Red-billed hornbill 
    
19. Red-billed oxpecker
    
20. Saddle-billed stork
    
21. Three-banded plover
22. Verreaux's (giant ) eagle owl
    

OTHER

1. Elephant plains sun rise
2. Elephant plains moon over the pan
3. Elephant plains  workers in the pan remove  weeds
4. Elephant plains jeep and elephants
5. Giant grasshopper
   
6. Nkorho bush walks
7. Nkorho safari jeep and elephants
8. Nkorho sound disabled - we hope to have fixed in a week - apologies
9. Nkorho low water low water pics
10. Nkorho jeep at pan looking at cat track
11. Nkorho tractor and trailer with 1000 liter(262 gallon)  water tanks  3 loads
12. Nkorho ranger ( ronnie ) make a mud hi-all
13. Nkorho ranger ronnie sets upold faithfull
    
14. Nkorho  bicycle ( first on cam )
15. Nkorho bicycle ( ranger ronnie )at cam
16. Nkorho tractor  laying cable from marula tree to lodge
17. Nkorho workers  laying  micraphone cable from marula tree to lodge
18. Helecopter at nkorho lodge
19. Old faithfull  & termite mounds
20. Termite mounds
21. Vlillage weavers nests

JULY - 2009   MAMMALS

Africam - Mammals Database

1. Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas 
   
2. Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus  
   
3. Buffalo ~ Syncerus caffer 
   
4. ~Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~
   
5. Bushbuck ~ Tragelaphus scriptus ~
   
6. Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus ~
   
7. Cheetah  ( acinonyx jubatus )
   
8. Common duiker (sylvicapra grimmia) 
9. Civet ( civettictis civetta )
   
10. Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana ~
11. Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~
12. Hippopotamus ~ Hippopotamus amphibius  
13. Honey badger (mellivora capensis ) july  first- 2009- nk
    
14. Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus 
    
15. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros)
    
16. Large spotted genet  ( genetta tigrina )
    
17. Leopard ~ Panthera pardus  
    
18. Lion ~ Panthera leo
    
19. Nyala ~ Tragelaphus angasii
    
20. Scrub hare ~ Lepus saxatilis  -
21. Side -striped jackal ~ canis adustus -
22. Slender mongoose ( galerella sanguinea ) july - first =nk- 2009
    
23. Spotted hyaena ~ Crocuta crocuta ~
    
24. Vervet monkey ~ Cercopithecus aethiops -
    
25. Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~
    
26. Waterbuck ~ Kobus ellipsiprymnus ~ 
    
27. White rhino ~ Ceratotherium simum ~ 
    
28. White-tailed mongoose ~ Ichneumia albicauda ~ 

JULY BIRDS  2009

Africam - Birds Database

1. African harrier hawk
   
2. Blacksmith lapwing
   
3. Black-shouldered kite  *** first on cam- nk
   
4. Burchell's starling 
   
5. Cape turtle dove
   
6. Creasted francolin
   
7. Groundscraper thrush *** first on cam - e.p
   
8. Egyptian Goose
9. Fork-tailed drongo
   
10. Grey go-away bird
11. Grey heron
    
12. Hadeda Ibis 
    
13. Hamerkop
    
15. Red-billed buffalo weaver 
    
16. Red-billed hornbill
    
17. Red-billed oxpecker
    
18. Saddle-billed stork
    
19. Southern yellow billed hornbill
    
20. Swainson's spurfowl
    
21. Three-banded plover
    
22. Verreaux's ( giant ) eagle owl
    
23. Wattled starling
    
24. Wooly-necked stork

other

1. Elephant plains sun rise & sunset
2. Elephant argued with Camera at NK & will investigate in daylight - dome  cover broken
3. Frog  e.p.
4. Impala broken horn
5. African fly
6. Box on cam tree - is audio and video  unit
7. Frog  e.p.
8. Insect on len
   
9. Jacques with book at cam tree ( spider i.d.)
10. Jacques and milo at pan
11. Jacques fixing cam
12. Milo on lodge deck\
13. Nkorho sun rise & sun set
    
14. nkorho staff work on lister pump in bush
    
15. Nkorho staff put water in the pan (1000 liters per load ) 3 loads
    
16. Nkroho jeeps at pan - lister pump  fixed
17. Nkroho owner  helecopter
18. Nkorho  ranger marc - & staff  -nk- cam
19. Nkorho  ranger  put old cover back on  on cam ?
20. Nkorho bush walks
21. Old faithfull and termite tower
    
22. wall crab spider  -

july 13 2009

BOTH  NKORHO  & ELEPHANT PLAINS CAMS

WERE DOWN  FROM  2 .46  A.M. C.A.T.

TILL                      4.24   P.M.  C.A.T.

july 24  2009

We have have some problems connecting to

some networks and will have resolution asap

Just so that you folks know what has happened - there has been a partial failure of the under-sea cable between South Africa and the UK (Sat 3) and Telkom is working on the problem!

Africam - Mammals Database

"Scroll down to see pictures of the mammals"

AUGUST - 2009

1. Banded mongoose (mungos mungo) -***
2. Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas  ***
   
3. Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus  ***
   
4. Buffalo ~ Syncerus caffer   ***
   
5. ~Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~***
   
6. Bushbuck ~ Tragelaphus scriptus ~***
   
7. Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus  ***
   
8. Cheetah  ( acinonyx jubatus ) ***
   
9. Common duiker (sylvicapra grimmia) ***
10. Civet ( civettictis civetta )***
    
11. Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana ~***
12. Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~ ***
13. Hippopotamus ~ Hippopotamus amphibius  ***
    
14. Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus ***
    
15. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros) ***
    
16. Leopard ~ Panthera pardus   ***
    
17. Nyala ~ Tragelaphus angasii  ***
    
20. Slender mongoose ( galerella sanguinea ) ***
    
21. Spotted hyaena ~ Crocuta crocuta ~***
    
22. Tree squirrel (paraxerus cepapi) - aug ***
    
23. Vervet monkey ~ Cercopithecus aethiops - ***
    
24. Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus  ***
    
25. Waterbuck ~ Kobus ellipsiprymnus ~ ***
    
26. White rhino ~ Ceratotherium simum ~ ***
    
27. White-tailed mongoose ~ Ichneumia albicauda ~ ***
    

REPTILES

1. Water monitor lizard jan- august
   

Africam - Birds Database

1. African hawk eagle *** first fro 2009 nk
   
2. African openbill  *** new bird  nk-
3. Bateleur *** - first in 2009
   
4. Blacksmith lapwing ***
5. Brown Snake Eagle ~ Circaetus cinereus ***
6. Burchell's coucal ***
   
7. Burchell's starling ***
   
8. Cape turtle dove **
9. Crested Francolin ~ Peliperdix sephaena ***
10. Egyptian Goose ***
11. Fork-tailed drongo ***
    
12. Grey go-away bird  ***
13. Hadeda Ibis 
    
14. Hamerkop ***
15. Hoopoe ~ Upupa africana ***
16. Laughing dove ***
    
17. Lilac - breasted roller *** first for 2009 nk
    
18. Pied crow ***
    
19. Red-billed buffalo weaver 
    
20. Red-billed hornbill ***
    
21. Red-billed oxpecker ***
    
22. Saddle-billed stork ***
    
23. Southern yellow billed hornbill ***
    
24. Swainson's spurfowl  ***
    
25. Three-banded plover ***
    
26. Wood Sandpiper ***

OTHER

1. Nkorho  truck & safari jeep
2. Nkorho sunset
3. Termite tower
4. Old faithfull
5. Elephant plains lodge
6. Elephant plains sun rise
   
7. Bush walk  -nk
8. Old faithfull
9. Nkorho sun set
   
10. Penny & christy at nkorho lodge
11. Tree in nkorho field
12. Water monitor  ( varanus niloticus ) first since -jan *
13. Jacques works on cam- tractor trailer ladder
14. Impala mud drawing nk\
15. Happy birthday- with hornbill
16. Elephant plains backhoe cleans out the  pan  - 24 yards
    
17. Bokkie
    
18. Nkorho - helecopter
19. Elephant plains backhoe cleans out the pan again  21 loads
20. Eelpant plains backhoe cleans out the pan again 
    
21. New bird perch at elephant  plains
22. New bird perch at elephant  plains
23. Barry's branch perch at elephant  plains
24. dead impala kill nk pan -  bateleur eagle on kill
25. nkorho safarie jeep karin & bushi
26. nkorho owner helecopter
27. plastic crocodile head in nk- pan

SEPTEMBER  2009

Africam - Mammals Database

1. Banded mongoose (mungos mungo) -***
2. Black-backed jackal  ( Canis mesomelas ) ***
   
3. Blue wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus  ) ***
   
4. Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer  ) ***
   
5. Burchell’s Zebra  ( Equus burchellii )***
   
6. Bushbuck ( Tragelaphus scriptus  )***
   
7. Chacma Baboon ( Papio ursinus ) ***
   
8. Cheetah  ( acinonyx jubatus )
   
9. Common duiker (sylvicapra grimmia) ***
10. Civet ( civettictis civetta ) ***
    
11. Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) ***
12. Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis  ) ***
13. Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius  )
14. Honey badger (mellivora capensis ) ***
    
15. Impala ( Aepyceros melampus ) ***
    
16. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros) ***
    
17. Large spotted genet  ( genetta tigrina ) ***
    
18. Leopard ( Panthera pardus  ) ***
    
19. Lion ( Panthera leo ) ***
    
20. Nyala  (Tragelaphus angasii  )***
    
21. Serval (leptailrus serval) ***
    
22. Side -striped jackal ( canis adustus ) ***
    
23. Slender mongoose ( galerella sanguinea )
    
24. Spotted hyaena ( Crocuta crocuta )***
    
25. Vervet monkey ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) ***
    
26. Warthog  (Phacochoeerus aethiopicus )  ***
    
27. Waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus  )***
    
28. White rhino ( Ceratotherium simum ) ***
    
29. White-tailed mongoose (  Ichneumia albicauda ) ***

REPTILES

1. Cape Dwarf Gecko - jan - feb march  sept ***
2. Water monitor lizard jan- august *** sept ***

Africam - Birds Database

1. African Green Pigeon ~ Treron calva ~ ***
   
2. African Fish Eagle ~ Haliaeetus vocifer ***
   
3. Bateleur ~ Terathopius ecaudatus ~ ***
4. Blacksmith Lapwing ~ Vanellus armatus ~ ***
5. Blue Waxbill ~ Uraeginthus angolensis ***\
6. Brown-headed Parrot ~ Poicephalus cryptoxanthus***
7. Burchell’s Starling ~ Lamprotornis australis ~***
8. Cape turtle Dove ~ Streptopelia capicola ~ ***
11. Egyptian Goose ~ Alopochen aegytiaca ***
12. Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove ~ Turtur chalcospilos ***
13. Fork-tailed Drongo ~ Dicrurus adsimilis ~***
14. Golden-breasted Bunting ~ Emberiza flaviventris ***
16. Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling ~ Lamprotornis chalybaeus ~ ***
18. Grey Go-Away-bird ~ Corythaixoides concolor ***
19. Grey Heron ~ Ardea cinerea ~ ***
21. Hadeda Ibis ~ Bostrychia hagedash ~ ***
22. Hamerkop ~ Scopus umbretta ~***
24. Lesser Flamingo ~ Phoenicopterus minor ~ ***
25. Lesser striped Swallow ~ Hirundo abyssinica ~
26. Lilac-breasted Roller ~ Coracias caudata  ***
27. Pied Crow ~ Corvus albus ~ ***
28. Red-billed Oxpecker ~ Buphagus erythrorhynchus ***
29. Red-billed Hornbill ~ Tockus erythrorhynchus ~ ***
30. Red-breasted Swallow ~ Hirundo semirufa ~ ***
31. Red-headed Weaver ~ Anaplectes rubriceps *** new
    
32. Saddle-billed Stork ~ Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis ~***
33. Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill ~ Tockus leucomelas ***
    
34. Swainson's Spurfowl ~ Pternistis swainsonii ~ ***
35. Tawny Eagle ~ Aquila rapax ~ *** new
36. Three-banded Plover ~ Charadrius tricollaris ~ ***
37. Verreaux’s (Giant) Eagle Owl ~ Bubo lacteus ***
38. Wahlberg’s Eagle ~ Aquila Wahlbergi ~ ***
39. Wattled Starling ~ Creatophora cinerea ~ ***
40. Wood Sandpiper ~ Tringa glareola ~ ***
41. Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus  ) ***

Other

1. jaques and other nkorho staff  fix eagle perch
2. Nkorho  fog
   
3. Nkorho sun rise
4. Nkorho lodge
5. Bokkie
6. Nkorho bush walk
7. instalation of a new mike
8. instalation of a new mike - at e.p. ?
9. Nkorho safari jeeps
10. Nkorho dancers at pan
11. campbell -   jon   and    greg    at mike  table
    
12. Old faithfull
13. Rock monitor(Varanus albigularis)  DATA BASE NEEDS   CHANGE ?
14. elephant skull
15. Cape Dwarf Gecko ( Lygodactylus capensis )
16. Water Monitor or  rock~ Varanus niloticus
17. possible  bush fire  ?
18. Jacques  at mike and cleans cam nk
19. chopper nk
20. Catfish in kn ??
21. Ants on  e.p. cam
22. Porcupine quill & a bolt nk
23. Lee (leelal), Jacques and guests at old faithfull

Africam - Mammals Database

"Scroll down to see pictures of the mammals"

OCTOBER - 2009

1. Banded mongoose (mungos mungo) ***
2. Black-backed jackal  ( Canis mesomelas ) ***
   
3. Blue wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus  ) ***
   
4. Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer  ) ***
   
5. Burchell’s Zebra  ( Equus burchellii ) ***
   
6. Bushbuck ( Tragelaphus scriptus  ) ***
   
7. Chacma Baboon ( Papio ursinus )  ***
   
8. Cheetah  ( acinonyx jubatus ) ***
   
9. Common duiker (sylvicapra grimmia) ***
10. Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) ***
11. Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis  ) ***
12. Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius  ) ***
13. Impala ( Aepyceros melampus  ) ***
    
14. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros) ***
    
15. Lion ( Panthera leo ) ***
    
16. Nyala  (Tragelaphus angasii  ) ***
17. Reedbuck ~ Redunca arundinum  ***
18. Serval (leptailrus serval)
19. Slender mongoose ( galerella sanguinea ) ***
    
20. Spotted hyaena ( Crocuta crocuta )  ***
    
21. Steenbok ( raphicerus campestris) ***
    
22. Vervet monkey ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) ***
    
23. Warthog  (Phacochoeerus aethiopicus )  ***
    
24. Waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus  ) ***
    
25. White rhino ( Ceratotherium simum )  ***
    
26. White-tailed mongoose (  Ichneumia albicauda ) ***
27. Wild Dog ~ Lycaon pictus ~ ***
    

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REPTILES

1. Cape Dwarf Gecko - jan - feb march  sept ***
2. Boomslang - march
3. Gray tree frog - jan
   
4. Serrated Hinged Terrapin jan- march-april -may - oct -
   
5. Striped Skink  jan -march
6. Water monitor lizard jan- august *** sept ***
   

Africam - Birds Database

1. Cape turtle Dove ~ Streptopelia capicola ~ ***
2. Cattle Egret ~ Bubulcus ibis ~ ***
3. Egyptian Goose ~ Alopochen aegytiaca  ***
4. Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove ~ Turtur chalcospilos  ***
5. Grey Heron ~ Ardea cinerea ~ ***
6. Hadeda Ibis ~ Bostrychia hagedash ~  ***
7. Hamerkop ~ Scopus umbretta ~ ***
8. Lesser Flamingo ~ Phoenicopterus minor ~ ***
9. Lesser striped Swallow ~ Hirundo abyssinica ~
10. Lilac-breasted Roller ~ Coracias caudata ***
12. Marabou Stork ~ Leptoptilos crumeniferus ***
13. Natal Spurfowl ~ Pternistis natalensis ~ ***
15. Pied Crow ~ Corvus albus ~ ***
17. Red-billed Oxpecker ~ Buphagus erythrorhynchus  ***
18. Red-billed Hornbill ~ Tockus erythrorhynchus ~ **
19. Red-breasted Swallow ~ Hirundo semirufa  **
20. Saddle-billed Stork ~ Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis ~ **
21. Three-banded Plover ~ Charadrius tricollaris ~ ***
23. Village Weaver ~ Ploceus cucculatus ~  ***
24. Wahlberg’s Eagle ~ Aquila Wahlbergi ~***
25. (Water thick-knee, Water dikkop)Burhinus vermiculatus ***
    
27. White-headed vulture ~ Trigonoceps occipitalis ~ **
28. Wood Sandpiper ~ Tringa glareola ~  *

other

1. Serrated Hinged Terrapin ~ Pelusios sinuatus ~
2. Village weaver nests
3. nk visitors at old faithfull on a bush walk put skull on head
4. Safari jeep and lions
5. Ranger & tracker at nk pan in jeep check water pipe
6. Impala with wound on back leg
7. Safari jeep  nk
8. jacques replacing rocks at  pan
9. rock
10. elephant removes ocks at pan
11. elephant skull at nk lodge
12. Nkorho staff cement rock in water pipe
13. Bush walk

14. Scorpiones (scorpions)

15. Nkorho staff at cam doing repair
16. Boomslang ~ Dispholidus typus ~ released at nk pan
17. E.p.  sun rise
18. bug on  nk lens
19. first New nest at  e.p. pan  _ weavers??
20. E.P truck
21. Chopper nk
22. E.P. clean cam lens
23. Nk safarie jeep  checks cat tracks
24. Wasp -  paper  wasp on nk cam
    
25. Weaver tree island
26. village weavers nests
27. Old faithfull upside down

Africam - Mammals Database

"Scroll down to see pictures of the mammals"

NOVEMBER  - 2009

1. Black-backed jackal  ( Canis mesomelas ) *** 6 PUPS  BUT NOT ON CAM
   
2. Blue wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus  ) ***
   
3. Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer  ) ***
   
4. Burchell’s Zebra  ( Equus burchellii ) *** FIRST FOAL  NK.
   
5. Bushbuck ( Tragelaphus scriptus  ) ***
   
6. Chacma Baboon ( Papio ursinus )  ***
   
7. Cheetah  ( acinonyx jubatus ) ***
   
8. Common duiker (sylvicapra grimmia) **
9. Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) ***
10. Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis  ) ***
11. Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius  ) ***
12. Honey badger (mellivora capensis ) 
    
13. Impala ( Aepyceros melampus  ) *** FIRST CALF NK
    
14. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros) ***
    
15. Lion ( Panthera leo ) ***
    
16. Nyala  (Tragelaphus angasii  ) ***
17. Serval (leptailrus serval)  ***
    
18. Spotted hyaena ( Crocuta crocuta )  ***
    
19. Steenbok ( raphicerus campestris) ***
    
20. Vervet monkey ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) ***
    
21. Warthog  (Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ) ***
    
22. Waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus  ) ***
    
23. White rhino ( Ceratotherium simum )  ***
    
24. White-tailed mongoose (  Ichneumia albicauda ) ***
    
25. Wild Dog ~ Lycaon pictus ~ ***
    

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REPTILES

1. African Giant Millipede ~ Archispirostreptus gigas ~ NOV
   
2. Cape Dwarf Gecko - jan - feb march  sept ***
3. Boomslang - march
4. Gray tree frog - jan
   
5. Serrated Hinged Terrapin jan- march-april -may - oct - nov
   
6. Striped Skink  jan -march nov
   
7. Water monitor lizard jan- august *** sept ***
   

Africam - Birds Database

1. Burchell's Coucal ~ Centropus burchellii ***
2. Burchell’s Starling ~ Lamprotornis australis   ***
3. Cape turtle Dove ~ Streptopelia capicola ~ ***
4. Egyptian Goose ~ Alopochen aegytiaca  ***
5. Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove ~ Turtur chalcospilos 
6. Fork-tailed Drongo ~ Dicrurus adsimilis ~ ***
7. Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling ~ Lamprotornis chalybaeus ~ ***
8. Grey Go-Away-bird ~ Corythaixoides concolor  ***
9. Grey Heron ~ Ardea cinerea ~  ***
10. Hadeda Ibis ~ Bostrychia hagedash ~  ***
11. Hamerkop ~ Scopus umbretta ~ ***
12. Helmeted Guineafowl ~ Numida meleagris ~ ***
13. Hoopoe ~ Upupa africana  ***
14. Laughing Dove ~ Streptopelia senegalensis  ***
15. Lesser Flamingo ~ Phoenicopterus minor ~ ***
16. Marabou Stork ~ Leptoptilos crumeniferus  ***
17. Pied Crow ~ Corvus albus ~ ***
18. Red-billed Oxpecker ~ Buphagus erythrorhynchus  ***
19. Saddle-billed Stork ~ Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis ~ ***
20. Southern Ground Hornbill ~ Bucorvus leadbeateri ***
21. Three-banded Plover ~ Charadrius tricollaris ~ ***
22. Verreaux’s (Giant) Eagle Owl ~ Bubo lacteus  ***
23. Village Weaver ~ Ploceus cucculatus ~  ***
24. Wahlberg’s Eagle ~ Aquila Wahlbergi ~***
25. White-throated Swallow ~ Hirundo albigularis  ***
26. Wood Sandpiper ~ Tringa glareola ~  ***

OTHER

1. Serrated Hinged Terrapin
2. e.p. safari jeep
3. Mike the marula tree reflection
4. Old faithfull
5. Village weaver nests
6. Safari jeep and buffalo
7. Striped Skink ~ Mabuya striata ~
8. Safari jeep and buffalo
9. Catfish?
10. Marula tree refection
11. Early monrning e.p. pan
12. Bush walk nk
13. Safari jeep nk
14. We have had a major lightening strike at EP -
15. we will advise when we get a clearer idea of the damage  NOV 07
16. nk cam also down today
17. African Giant Millipede (Also known as Shongololo) (Archispirostreptus gigas)
18. Termite tower
19. Grasshopper
20. catfish ?
21. Nkorho lodge  pics
22. nk pan
23. Nk service truck
24. Bush walk
25. Teck people at the cam working on it
26. cam pic of the micraphone mound
27. Elephant plains cam on line

Africam - Mammals Database

"Scroll down to see pictures of the mammals"

DECEMBER - 2009

1. Black-backed jackal  ( Canis mesomelas ) 
   
2. Blue wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus  )
   
3. Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer  ) 
4. Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~ -
5. Bushbuck ( Tragelaphus scriptus  )
   
6. Chacma Baboon ( Papio ursinus ) 
   
7. Cheetah  ( acinonyx jubatus )
   
8. Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 
9. Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis  ) 
10. Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius 
11. Impala ( Aepyceros melampus  ) 
12. Vervet monkey ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) 
    
13. Warthog (Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ) 
    
14. Waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus  )
    
15. White-tailed mongoose (  Ichneumia albicauda )

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REPTILES

1. Cape Dwarf Gecko - jan - feb march  sept ***
2. Boomslang - march
3. Gray tree frog - jan
   
4. Serrated Hinged Terrapin jan- march-april -may - oct - nov
   
5. Striped Skink  jan -march nov
   
6. Water monitor lizard jan- august *** sept ***
   

Africam - Birds Database

1. African Fish Eagle ~ Haliaeetus vocifer 
   
2. Burchell’s Starling ~ Lamprotornis australis 
3. Egyptian Goose ~ Alopochen aegytiaca   *** first goslings
   
4. Grey Heron ~ Ardea cinerea ~
   
5. Hamerkop ~ Scopus umbretta ~
   
6. Lappet-faced Vulture ~ Torgos tracheliotus ~
7. Marabou Stork ~ Leptoptilos crumeniferus 
8. Red-billed Oxpecker ~ Buphagus erythrorhynchus
9. Southern Ground Hornbill ~ Bucorvus leadbeateri
10. Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill ~ Tockus leucomelas
    
11. ~Steppe Buzzard ~ Buteo buteo vulpinus ~ 
12. Swainson's Spurfowl ~ Pternistis swainsonii ~
    
13. Three-banded Plover ~ Charadrius tricollaris ~
14. White-backed Vulture ~ Gyps africanus
    
15. White Stork ~ Ciconia ciconia ~
16. Wood Sandpiper ~ Tringa glareola ~  
    
17. Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus  )
    

THIS - is a list first time birds

ever caught on the e.p & nk cams

1. African Pied Wagtail ~ Motacilla aguimp ~
   
2. African Openbill~ Anastomuslamelligerus
3. Black-shouldered Kite ~ Elanus caeruleus ~
4. Burchell's Coucal ~ Centropus burchellii ~
5. Crested Francolin ~ Peliperdix sephaena ~
6. Greenbacked Heron ~ Butorides striatus ~
7. Groundscraper Thrush ~ Psophocichla litsipsirupa ~
8. Pied Kingfisher ~ Ceryle rudis ~
9. Red-backed Shrike ~ Lanius collurio ~
10. Red-billed Teal ~ Anas erythrorhyncha ~
    
11. Red-headed Weaver ~ Anaplectes rubriceps ~
12. Southern Black Flycatcher ~ Melaenomis pammelaina ~
13. Tawny Eagle ~ Aquila rapax ~ 
    

OTHER

1. lizard or skink
2. NK moon over pan
3. E.P. CAM STILL DOWN- HAPPY BIRTHDAY
4. EP has been struck by lightning (again),
   
5. all communications still down - Will advise
6. RANGER  GREG -  working on the  nk cam tree ( lights?)
7. Mike - the marula tree all in new leaves
8. Safari jeep and wildebeest
9. Dreamers den
10. Bush walk
11. Termite tower
12. white car
13. Nkorho lodge at night
14. dec  25   CHRISTMAS DAY  NKORHO PAN   S A N T A   C L A U S E
15. Safari jeep  stops at pan guest wave
16. Nkorho tractor mowing
17. Nkorho staff member cleans cam lens
18. Safari jeep  -with  KARIN- takes pics of vultures
19. Bougainvillea plant at  nk
20. E.P   staff working on dragon
21. E.P  tractor mowing the grass
    

Africam - Mammals Database

"Scroll down to see pictures of the mammals"

JANUARY   2010

1. Black-backed jackal  ( Canis mesomelas ) 
   
2. Blue wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus  )
   
3. Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer  )
4. Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~
5. Chacma Baboon ( Papio ursinus )
   
6. Elephant ( Loxodonta africana )
7. Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis  ) 
8. Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius 
9. Impala ( Aepyceros melampus  )
   
10. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros) 
    
11. Lion ( Panthera leo )
    
12. Nyala  (Tragelaphus angasii  )
13. Spotted hyaena ( Crocuta crocuta )
14. Vervet monkey ( Cercopithecus aethiops )
    
15. Warthog (Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ) 
    
16. Waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus  )
    
17. White rhino ( Ceratotherium simum ) 
    
18. White-tailed mongoose (  Ichneumia albicauda ) 
    

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REPTILES

1. Cape Dwarf Gecko -
   
2. Boomslang - march
3. Gray tree frog -
   
4. Serrated Hinged Terrapin ***
   
5. Striped Skink 
   
6. Water monitor lizard ***

Africam - Birds Database

1. African Comb Duck ~ 
2. African Green Pigeon ~ Treron calva
   
3. Blacksmith Lapwing ~ Vanellus armatus ~
4. Burchell’s Starling ~ Lamprotornis australis  
   
5. Cape turtle Dove ~ Streptopelia capicola ~
6. Dwarf bittern    Ixobrychus sturmii
   
7. Egyptian Goose ~ Alopochen aegytiaca   
   
8. Eurasian hobby, Hobby falcon  -Falco subbuteo
   
9. Greenbacked Heron ~ Butorides striatus
10. Grey Heron ~ Ardea cinerea ~
11. Hadeda Ibis ~ Bostrychia hagedash ~ 
12. Hamerkop ~ Scopus umbretta ~
    
13. Laughing Dove ~ Streptopelia senegalensis
14. Marabou Stork ~ Leptoptilos crumeniferus  
15. Pied Kingfisher ~ Ceryle rudis ~
    
16. Red-billed Oxpecker ~ Buphagus erythrorhynchus 
17. Red-billed Quelea ~ Quelea quelea 
18. Saddle-billed Stork ~ Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis ~ 
19. Southern Ground Hornbill ~ Bucorvus leadbeateri 
20. Three-banded Plover ~ Charadrius tricollaris ~
21. White Stork ~ Ciconia ciconia ~
22. Wood Sandpiper ~ Tringa glareola ~  
    

OTHER

1. Serrated Hinged Terrapin  -
2. nkorho tractor mowing grass
3. new years at nk lodge
4. African Sharptooth Catfish - Clarias gariepinus   -
5. NK  lodge plant
6. Water monitor lizard --
   
7. Butterfly 
   
8. NK safari jeep
9. E.P  scenery pic
10. Giant Millipede (Shongololo) 
    
11. Serrated Hinged Terrapin 
    
12. E.P. lodge
13. Milo  and spot on  nk lodge deck
14. Dirk lodge owner  nk- helecopter
15. eagle perch
16. Safari jeep -
    
17. NK  sun set
18. Nkorho tractor
19. Dirk ( lodge owner  chopper
20. Safari jeep nk
21. Eagle perch and rocks
22. old faithfull
23. Safari jeeps
    
24. E.P. BACK ON LINE
25. Bush walk  -
26. Village Weaver ~ Ploceus cucculatus ~ nests
27. egyptian goose in tree
28. safari jeep 
    
29. Truck    
    
30. Sunset at
31. White van  
    
32. safari jeep and guest at pan  
    
33. Village Weaver nests
34. The dragon-
    
35. Flower at  
    
36. NK  tractor  mowing
37. grey tree frog foam nest on eagle perch

Africam - Mammals Database

"Scroll down to see pictures of the mammals"

FEBRUARY   2010

1. Black-backed jackal  ( Canis mesomelas )  ***
   
2. Blue wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus  ) ***
   
3. Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer  )  ***
4. Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~ ***
5. Bushbuck ( Tragelaphus scriptus  ) ***
   
6. Chacma Baboon ( Papio ursinus ) ***
   
7. Cheetah  ( acinonyx jubatus )  ***
   
8. Common duiker (sylvicapra grimmia)  ***
9. Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) ***
10. Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius  ***
11. Impala ( Aepyceros melampus  ) ***
    
12. Kudu  ( tragelaphus strepsiceros) ***
    
13. Leopard ( Panthera pardus  )  ***
    
14. Lion ( Panthera leo ) ***
    
15. Nyala  (Tragelaphus angasii  ) ***
16. Spotted hyaena ( Crocuta crocuta ) ***
    
17. Vervet monkey ( Cercopithecus aethiops )  ***
    
18. Warthog (Phacochoeerus aethiopicus )  ***
    
19. Waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus  ) ***
    
20. White rhino ( Ceratotherium simum )  ***