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The bluebuck and sable antelope diverged from each other 2.8 million years ago, while the roan antelope diverged from both of them 4.17 million years ago. Africa was going through climatic oscillations between 3.5 and 2 million years ago, and during a colder period, the ancestors of the sable antelope and bluebuck may have been separated, and ...
Old Bulawayo is a historic settlement that was originally established by King Lobengula as his capital in 1870 soon after becoming king of the Matebele people. A museum was established in 1990 [ 1 ] Old Bulawayo is being rebuilt by the National Monuments and Museums of Zimbabwe.
Bradfield is located in Bulawayo District, Matabeleland North Province, in the city of Bulawayo, the second-largest business and industrial center in Zimbabwe, after the capital, Harare, located approximately 460 kilometres (286 mi), by road, to the northeast.
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To reach Gwanda you must travel via Bulawayo about 464 km. [1] The small town was named after king Mzilikazi's Chief Maphisa Fuyana who was the regimental head of that area. Before its rename by locals to 'Maphisa', it was known as Antelope Mine, named after Antelopes which were common in the area before human settlements. Maphisa is also a ...
The Matobo National Park forms the core of the Matobo or Matopos Hills, an area of granite kopjes and wooded valleys commencing some 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Bulawayo, southern Zimbabwe. The hills were formed over 2 billion years ago with granite being forced to the surface; it has eroded to produce smooth "whaleback dwalas" and broken ...
The nyala is a spiral-horned and middle-sized antelope, between a bushbuck and a kudu. [16] It is considered the most sexually dimorphic antelope. [2] The nyala is typically between 135–195 cm (53–77 in) in head-and-body length. [2] The male stands up to 110 cm (43 in), the female is up to 90 cm (3.0 ft) tall.