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Black-backed Jackal, Lupulella mesomelas.

A sleek, handsome fox-like canid, the adaptable jackal will eat almost anything including fresh meat, garbage, berries, insects, whatever will help them provide. Jackals are monogamous, and they mate for life. Keen and intelligent, they render most fences useless, can evade traps, and have learned to avoid poisons that farmers have set for them over the years.

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African Lion, Panthera leo.

Lions are opportunistic feeders, hunting anything available, from mice to elephants. Lionesses do most of the hunting, but the heavier, larger male will help bring down big game. They rely on coordinated ambushes or stalking, and can cover 100 meters in 6 seconds to make the kill.

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Yellow billed hornbill, Mabula Game Reserve.

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Klipspringer seen in Mabula Game Reserve. You just want to hug these little guys while they pierce your chest wall.