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Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park, formerly Hluhluwe–Umfolozi Game Reserve, is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa. It consists of 960 km² (96,000 ha) of hilly topography 280 kilometres (170 mi) north of Durban in central KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa and is known for its rich wildlife and conservation efforts. [ 2 ]
The Big Five False Bay was an administrative area in the Umkhanyakude District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.. The municipality was named after the Big Five animals (Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Cape Buffalo and Rhino) which are found in the game reserves that are located in the area e.g. the Hluhluwe game reserve, the Mfolozi game reserve and the Khinda game reserve.
HluHluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa. Hluhluwe (locally / ʃ l uː ˈ ʃ l uː w eɪ / shloo-SHLOO-way; [2] Zulu pronunciation:) is a small town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated between iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park on the banks of the Hluhluwe River. Hluhluwe is situated on the elephant ...
In many of these larger reserves, large animals ranging from several antelope species to elephant, Cape buffalo and hippopotamus can be found. Predators include lions, leopards, and Cape wild dogs. The scaly yellowfish (Labeobarbus natalensis) is a fish found in the Tugela River system as well as in the Umzimkulu, Umfolozi and the Mgeni.
Game parks include Hluhluwe–iMfolozi, Ndumu and Tembe Elephant Park. It is one of the two most deprived districts in South Africa according to the District Health Barometer, in terms of unemployment rates, access to piped water and electricity, female-headed households with high numbers of children and low education levels.
This subspecies is so different from the Cape buffalo that some researchers still consider it to be a separate species, S. nanus. Hybrids between the Cape and forest buffalo are not uncommon. Forest areas of Central and West Africa. S. c. brachyceros (the Sudan buffalo or West African savanna buffalo) Intermediate between the first two subspecies.
Several large mammals such as warthogs, Cape buffalo, and rhinoceroses have recently been documented utilizing the turtles to remove parasites at popular wallowing holes. One such incident in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi park involved two African helmeted turtles removing ticks and blood-sucking flies from the body of a wallowing warthog.
Syncerus is a genus of African bovid that contains the living Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), including the distinct African forest buffalo. At least one extinct species belongs to this genus; Syncerus acoelotus. [2] [3] The extinct giant African buffalo (Syncerus antiquus) is also included in this genus by many authorities. [4]