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  • 1umbrella thorn — noun : an acacia (Acacia heteracantha or A. litakunensis) of the African bushveld having a flat topped crown, straight thorns, and curved prickles called also haak en steek …

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  • 2Komati Gorge — is a river valley in the Mpumalanga Province in central South Africa, which features vertical sandstone cliffs that provide habitat for a wide diversity of wildlife. Komati Gorge is located near the communities of Carolina and Machadodorp. The… …

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  • 3Kruger National Park — IUCN Category II (National Park) Landscape in the Kruger National Park …

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  • 4South Africa — This article is about the modern country. For other uses, see South Africa (disambiguation). Republic of South Africa …

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  • 5Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …

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  • 6List of ecoregions (WWF) — This is a list of ecoregions as compiled by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF identifies terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecoregions.The terrestrial scheme divides the Earth s land surface into 8 terrestrial ecozones, containing 867… …

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  • 7Johnny Clegg — at la fête de l Humanité, France, 2007 Background information Birth name Jonathan Clegg Also known as …

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  • 8perissodactyl — perissodactylous, adj. /peuh ris oh dak til/, adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and… …

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  • 9veld — /velt, felt/, n. the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa. Also, veldt. [1795 1805; < Afrik < D: FIELD] * * * ▪ grasslands, Africa Introduction Afrikaans“field”  name given …

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