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What is the closest living relative to an elephant?
A Dassie, or a Rock Hyrax, looks like a cross between a guinea pig and a rabbit, but its closest relative is, actually the Elephant. You, like me, might find this very hard to believe – the largest animal on land is related to a kind of “rabbitty” looking creature that doesn’t even have any sort of trunk! But they do share similarities of the feet and the teeth apparently and their skeleton structure is … Read entire article »
Filed under: South Africa Travel
South Africa – A Divers Paradise!
South Africa is underrated as a diving destination. Sure, cage diving off Gansbaai is an international crowd puller, and KwaZulu-Natal province’s Protea Banks is on the map of any diver serious about scuba diving with sharks. But there is so much more, a wealth and variety of marine life in the reefs along the country’s coastline. That said, diving in South Africa is not for the faint-hearted. The water can be cold, the visibility poor, the … Read entire article »
Filed under: South Africa Travel