Banded Groundling, Brachythemis leucosticta.
Skukuza Golf Course, Skukuza, Mpumalang Province, South Africa.
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White-crowned Shrike, Southern White-crowned Shrike, Eurocephalus anguitimens niveus, 23 - 25 cm / 9.1 - 9.8 in. NEAR-ENDEMIC. COMMON resident of dry woodland and acacia savanna, especially areas with tall trees and a short-grass understory.
Lower Sable Area, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
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African Sideneck Turtle, African Mud Turtle, Pelusios castaneus, 17.8 - 30.5 cm / 7 - 12 in. Females are larger than males. Gets its name from an inability to completely withdraw the head back into the shell, instead tucking it to the side under the carapace.
Kumasinqa Hide, South Africa.
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Cape Canary, Serinus canicollis canicollis, 12 cm / 4.72 in. ENDEMIC. COMMON resident in fynbos, grassland, coastal dunes and gardens.
Harold Porter National Botanic Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
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Coastal Pennant, Coastal Glider, Cora's Pennant, Wandering Pennant, Macrodiplax cora in the Libellulidae family.
Zaagkuild Rift Road, Gauteng Province, South Africa.
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