WILDLIFE


The Little Five are just as fascinating as their larger counterparts


They can stay


The speed in miles per hour that the elephant shrew can reach


The number of years a leopard tortoise can live


20 75


1,141 The number of times its own


weight in dung a dung beetle can move — making it, relatively, the strongest animal in the world


The amount of days an antlion can live in its adult form


The average number of


25 8


rooms the buffalo weaver is capable of making in its nests


underwater for up to 27 minutes


Jackass penguins


are named for their donkey-like call


DOLPHIN Indo-Pacifi c


bottlenose, common and humpbacked dolphins are the species most commonly seen in South Africa


SHARK Gansbaai has the


densest population of great white sharks in the world, and is a major centre for the conservation of these animals


SEAL


A seal’s whiskers help it to detect prey in murky waters


Cape fur seals nibble on rocks to aid digestion


WHALE Humpback


whales’ heads are covered in knobs called tubercles, which are actually vestigial hair follicles


SOUTHAFRICA .NET The closest living


relatives to whales and dolphins are hippos


Hermanus near


Cape Town is a great spot for whale-watching


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They’re curious and often play ‘tag’ with scuba divers


Adult males will


gather a harem of up to 50 females


Great white


sharks have around 300 teeth


Sharks can only


swim forward due to their fi n shape


Each dolphin


has a unique whistle for identifi cation


Dolphin


communities can reach 1,000 members


Spot the Marine Five along South Africa's coastlines


PENGUIN The African


penguin can swim up to 20km/h


Couples mate for


life and divide parental duties


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