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UMkhuze Game Reserve

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uMkhuze Game Reserve (also spelt Mkhuze or Mkuze) is a game reserve in northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [1]

33 relations: Acacia, African buffalo, African bush elephant, African leopard, Blue wildebeest, Burchell's zebra, Cape wild dog, Cliff, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Forest, Game reserve, Grassland, Greater kudu, Habitat, Hippopotamus, Hyena, ISimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, Nile crocodile, Phinda Private Game Reserve, Protected areas of South Africa, Richards Bay, Ridge, River, Savanna, South African giraffe, South-central black rhinoceros, Southern African cheetah, Southern African lion, Southern white rhinoceros, Steenbok, Woodland, Zululand District Municipality.

Acacia

Acacia, commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae.

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African buffalo

The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large African bovine.

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African bush elephant

The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is the larger of the two species of African elephants, and the largest living terrestrial animal.

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African leopard

The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the leopard nominate subspecies native to many countries in Africa.

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Blue wildebeest

The blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest.

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Burchell's zebra

Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra.

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Cape wild dog

The Cape wild dog (Lycaon pictus pictus), also known as South African wild dog or Cape hunting dog, is the nominate subspecies of African wild dog native to Southern Africa.

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Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is a vertical, or nearly vertical, rock exposure.

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Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is a governmental organisation responsible for maintaining wildlife conservation areas and biodiversity in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

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Forest

A forest is a large area dominated by trees.

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Game reserve

A game reserve (also known as a wildlife preserve) is a large area of land where wild animals live safely or are hunted in a controlled way for sport.

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Grassland

Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae); however, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) families can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs.

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Greater kudu

The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa.

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Habitat

In ecology, a habitat is the type of natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives.

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Hippopotamus

The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis).

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Hyena

Hyenas or hyaenas (from Greek ὕαινα hýaina) are any feliform carnivoran mammals of the family Hyaenidae.

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ISimangaliso Wetland Park

iSimangaliso Wetland Park (previously known as the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park) is situated on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 275 kilometres north of Durban.

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KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal (also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged.

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Nile crocodile

The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an African crocodile, the largest freshwater predator in Africa, and may be considered the second-largest extant reptile and crocodilian in the world, after the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).

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Phinda Private Game Reserve

Phinda Private Game Reserve, formerly known as Phinda Resource Reserve, is a 170 km² private game reserve situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between the Mkuze Game Reserve and the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park.

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Protected areas of South Africa

The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed by provincial and local governments, and private nature reserves managed by private landowners.

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Richards Bay

Richards Bay (Richardsbaai) is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Ridge

A ridge or mountain ridge are geological features consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance.The sides of the ridge slope away from narrow top on either side.The line along the crest formed by the highest points, with the terrain dropping down on either side, is called the ridgeline.

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River

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

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Savanna

A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland grassland ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

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South African giraffe

The South African giraffe or Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) is a subspecies of giraffe ranging from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

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South-central black rhinoceros

The south-central black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros.

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Southern African cheetah

The South African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus), also known as the Namibian cheetah, is the most numerous and the nominate cheetah subspecies native to Southern Africa.

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Southern African lion

The Southern African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) is a lion subspecies in Southern Africa.

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Southern white rhinoceros

The southern white rhinoceros or southern square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum), is one of the two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the other being the Northern white rhinoceros).

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Steenbok

The steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa.

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Woodland

Woodland, is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade.

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Zululand District Municipality

Zululand is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province.

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Mkhuze Game Reserve, Mkuze Game Reserve.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMkhuze_Game_Reserve

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