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Bloubergstrand / ˌ b l oʊ b ər ɡ ˈ s t r æ n d / is a seaside suburb of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, along the shores of Table Bay, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) due north of the city centre of Cape Town. The name Bloubergstrand literally means "blue mountain beach" in Afrikaans, and is derived from Blaauwberg (231 metres
Blouberg Nature Reserve is a protected area situated close to Vivo, west of Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province, of South Africa.It covers an area of 9,360 hectares (23,100 acres) from the eastern portion of the Blouberg mountain range to the savanna near the Brak River, [1] Blouberg was established as a protected area in 1990 by Peter G Dix.
Table Mountain as seen from Bloubergstrand. Some examples of the region's plant biodiversity are seen in the foreground. Of the thousands of plant species that are indigenous to Cape Town, 190 are known to be endemic. In addition, there are over a hundred animal species that are restricted to the city. [5] Endemic plant species include the ...
These animals may still be seen occasionally despite efforts to eliminate or relocate them. Himalayan tahr in Skeleton Gorge on Table Mountain. On the lower slopes of Devil's Peak, above Groote Schuur Hospital an animal camp bequeathed to the City of Cape Town by Cecil John Rhodes has been used in recent years as part of the Quagga Project. [35]
Three bottlenose dolphins perform a stunt in the Loro Parque Dolphin Show. Loro Parque (Spanish for "parrot park") or 'Loro Park' is a 135,000 m 2 (13.5 ha) zoo on the outskirts of Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife, Spain where it houses an extensive and diverse reserve of animal and plant species.
The fauna of Europe is all the animals living in Europe and its surrounding seas and islands. Europe is the western part of the Palearctic realm (which in turn is part of the Holarctic ). Lying within the temperate region , (north of the equator) the wildlife is not as rich as in the hottest regions, but is nevertheless diverse due to the ...
Scelotes montispectus, the Bloubergstrand dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of skink which is endemic to southwestern South Africa. [2] Distribution
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