Animal of the week Archive

Small Minnow Mayfly

Common names: Small minnow mayfly (Eng.) (note: all members of the family Baetidae are referred to as Small minnow mayflies). […]

Rhizobium rhizogenes

Introduction Soil microorganisms form an important link between soil and plants, a link characterised by ecosystem processes that keep both […]

African Wild Dog

Official Common name: African Wild Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, Painted Hunting Dog French: Cynhyene, Loup-peint, Lycaon Spanish: Licaon Often referred […]

Paradise Skipper

Common name: Paradise Skipper (English); ibhabhathane (isiXhosa); paradys-dartelaartjie (Afrikaans). Abantis paradisea is commonly known as the Paradise Skipper. Members of […]

African Wood Owl

Official Common Name: African Wood Owl Derivation of scientific name: The African Wood Owl and a number of Neotropical owl […]

Fall Armyworm

Derivation of scientific name The scientific name derives from frugiperda, which is a Latin word meaning lost fruit. It is […]

Common names: Barn swallow (English); Europese swael (Afrikaans); Ucelizapholo, Udlihashe (Xhosa); iNkojane (Zulu); Lekabelane (South Sotho); Nyeganyenga (Shona); Inkonjane (Swazi); […]

Cape grey mongoose

Common names: Cape grey mongoose, small grey mongoose (Eng.); kleingrysmuishond, Kaapse grysmuishond (Afr.) The Cape grey mongoose is a small […]

Common names Southern Ground-Hornbill (Eng.); Bromvoël(Afr.); Intsikizi (isiXhosa); Ingududu/iNsingizi (isiZulu); Nghututu (Xitsonga); Dandila (Tshivenda); Mahutuhutu (Sepedi); Lehututu (Setswana). Introduction The Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus […]