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South Africa

Flora & Fauna

made by: Leo, Lukas, Ben, and Maximilian

questions

1. The "Big Five" are the five biggest animals in Africa

a) true b) false

2. The nickname of the African penguin is jackass "Esel" penguin

a) true b) false

3. There are about 20,000 plant species in South Africa

a) true b) false

4.The grassland biome is the biggest biome in south africa

a) true b) false

questions

introduction

introduction

1. fauna and the big five (Ben)

2. penguins and wildlife sanctuaries (Lukas)

3.flora and forests (Maximilian)

4. fynbos and grasslands (Leo)

fauna of south Africa

  • South Africa is home to more than 200 species of mammals, 850 species of birds, more than 2000 species of fishes and a ton of insects and reptiles
  • because of the natural diversity of South Africa, the habitability for the different animal species increases enormously

Fauna

Big Five

  • elephant, buffalo, leopard, lion and the rhino
  • to describe power and strength
  • big five was "founded" last century (rated by the difficulty to kill them)
  • Big Seven (includes whale and dolphin)
  • Each of them, except the African buffalo, is classified as at least vulnerable to up to critically endangered.
  • Many wild Big Five live in South Africa
  • e.g. 80% of the wild rhino population live in South Africa

little Five

  • Elephant Shrew, Buffalo Weaver, Rhino Beetle, Leopard Tortoise and the Ant Lion
  • little five was brought to life after the marketing success of the big five (for tourists)

little Five

penguins

  • African penguin
  • threatened with extinction
  • less than 42,000 individuals
  • habitat loss, over-fishing, and coastal development
  • only found on the south-west coast
  • living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay

penguins

wildlife sanctuary

  • more than a thousand state nature reserves
  • 24 national parks
  • the biggest and most famous national park is the Kruger-national park
  • his area is 19.485 km²
  • was founded 31.05.1926

wildlife sanctuary

conservation status

  • wildlife rehabilitation center
  • they take care of different animals
  • wildlife sanctuary (state + zoological societies since 19th century)
  • they do not remove not local plant species, so the locals can flourish more (e.g. for food)
  • an animal that is endangered is the African wild dog
  • there are only 4 populations in Africa left

Basic Information About Flora

Flora

  • Flora is the plant world of a certain area
  • The flora in South Africa is one of the most specific in the world
  • about 20,000 plant species
  • 10% of all plants in the world can be found there
  • In the southwest of the Western Cape is one of the most species-rich Cape flora
  • With 8,500 species, it has the greatest diversity in the world

Forest

  • In contrast to the plant world, only 1% of the area of South Africa is covered with forests

  • The forest consists mainly of plantations and imported tree species (eucalyptus, pine or spruce)

  • The original forest hardly exists anymore because it had no economic use

Grasslands

  • is the second-largest biome in South Africa, covering 28.4% of the country/more than 360 000 km2
  • found in summer rainfall areas, from sea level to above 2000 m
  • nearly 3800 plant species
  • they burn regularly (due to natural or unnatural causes) with an average of once per year
  • it is mostly used to plant maize, sunflowers, sorghum and wheat but also for livestock farming, including cattle and sheep

Grasslands

Fynbos ("fine Plants")

  • is a small region of the Western Cape
  • is one of the six floral kingdoms
  • more than 9,000 of different Fynbos species
  • it means "fine plants"
  • its area is predominantly coastal and mountainous,
  • a Mediterranean climate and rainy winters.

Fynbos

  • https://suedafrika-wein.de/biodiversitaet-suedafrikas-champions/#grundvoraussetzung (27.01.22)
  • https://www.tripsavvy.com/africas-big-five-safari-animals-1454083 (27.01.22)
  • https://www.goeco.org/article/understand-the-big-five-in-south-africa (27.01.22)
  • https://www.krugerpark.co.za/Kruger_National_Park_Wildlife-travel/kruger-park-wildlife-wild-dog.html (27.01.22)
  • https://www.zoo-berlin.de/en/animals/african-penguin (27.01.22)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_penguin (27.01.22)
  • https://www.suedafrika.net/suedafrika/pflanzenwelt.html (27.01.22)
  • https://www.kapstadt.de/suedafrika/pflanzen (27.01.22)
  • https://www.kapstadt.de/suedafrika/pflanzen/fynbos (27.01.22)
  • https://www.biologie-seite.de/Biologie/Fynbos (27.01.22)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa (27.01.22)
  • https://planet.uwc.ac.za/nisl/bdc321/ekapa%20cape%20towns%20lowlands/biomes/grassland.htm (27.01.22)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fynbos(27.01.22)

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