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Delonix regia (also known as Flamboyant) is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is a flowering shade tree with a large, flat top that is covered with flowers in summer. The flowers are large, with four spreading scarlet or orange-red petals…

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A duiker is a small to medium-sized brown antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, found in heavily wooded areas. The 22 extant species, including three that are sometimes considered to be subspecies of the other species, form the subfamily Cephalophinae or the tribe Cephalophini. The common name “duiker” comes from the…

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Greatermans Stores (Rhodesia) Ltd was a department store chain located on the corner of Second Street and Stanley Avenue, Salisbury. It was an associate company of Greaterman’s Natal and Free State Holdings. In 1974 the store complex was purchased by the Meikle’s retail and hotel group. References Forman, H., 1961.…

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Victoria Falls (also known Mosi-oa-Tunya – The Smoke That Thunders) is a waterfall on the Zambezi River. It is located between Zambia and Rhodesia and is one of the world’s largest waterfalls. Though known to some European geographers before the 19th century, Scottish missionary David Livingstone identified the falls in…

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The term antelope is used to refer to numerous species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe. Although antelope are sometimes referred to, and easily misidentified as, “deer” (cervids), true deer…

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Tigerfish can refer to fish from various families, and derives from official and colloquial associations of these with the tiger (Panthera tigris). However, the primary species designated by the name “tigerfish” are African and belong to the family Alestidae. The Tiger Fish is also known as the “striped water dog.”…

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Photography by David Trickett. Published by Big Game Photography (Pvt.) Ltd. P.O.Box 220, Salisbury Type 6A Printed in grey with matt backing. A Series B1 Series D3 Series F Series S Series V Series Type 6B Printed in grey with glossy backing. V Series Type 6C Printed in grey with…

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A B Balancing Rocks (Epworth) Big Tree C Camera Africa Safaris Cenotaph (Salisbury) D E F G Great Zimbabwe H Henderson & Marsh Safaris I J K Kingsley Fairbridge Memorial L Lake Kariba Lake Kyle Livingstone Statue M Mtshelei Dam N National Gallery of Rhodesia O P Q R Rhodesian…

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The Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis), also known as the Namibian giraffe or smokey giraffe, is a species or subspecies of giraffe that is found in northern Namibia, south-western Zambia, Botswana, western Rhodesia. This subspecies has large brown blotches with edges that are either somewhat notched or have angular extensions.…

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The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus), also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family. It is one of the largest of all monkeys. Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviours, including a dominance hierarchy,…

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