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Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 6:13 pm
by Lisbeth
Not pretty either O**

Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:29 pm
by Richprins
Rare, okie! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

There is a "striped mongoose" as well...even more rare! Forget the proper name, but I saw one outside Orpen on a night drive! :-0

Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:01 am
by okie
RP , you probably also saw one of these \O .
Zorillas are also called " striped polecat " . It resembles the American skunk .

As per Wikipedia :

The striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus, also called the African polecat, zoril, zorille, zorilla, Cape polecat, and African skunk) is a member of the family Mustelidae (weasels), though in actuality, it somewhat resembles a skunk.[3] The name "zorilla" comes from the word "zorro", which in Spanish means "fox". It lives predominantly in dry and arid climates, such as the savannahs and open country of Central, Southern, and sub-Saharan Africa, excluding the Congo basin and the more coastal areas of West Africa.[2][4]

Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:59 pm
by Richprins
Ok...lost what is left of my mind... :o0ps:


:ty:

Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:31 pm
by H. erectus
At the steps leading too the backstoep today,.

Dearest always sits there when chatting on the
phone,..ag well,,..

Image

Image

Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:35 pm
by Lisbeth
That's a big guy :shock: O-/

Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:42 pm
by H. erectus
Some serious loss to photographic value,..
Don't know why,..original image much sharper.

Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:45 pm
by H. erectus
I reckon I know this one from before!!
Other side of the house. Looks pregnant
to me and was very sluggish in movement!!

I seem to think it not fully grown, maybe a
metre +

Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:59 pm
by Lisbeth
Or the bench is very big or that snake is more than a meter long :yes:

Re: Backyard wildlife

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:22 pm
by okie
A cape cobra in Gauteng :shock: :-?