Hippos @ Sibaya Lake – Sodwana Bay ~ South Africa

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The hippopotamus is recognizable by its barrel-shaped torso, wide-opening mouth revealing large canine tusks, nearly hairless body, columnar legs, and large size; adults average 1,500 kg (3,310 lb) and 1,300 kg (2,870 lb) for bulls and cows respectively. Despite its stocky shape and short legs, it is capable of running 30 km/h (19 mph) over short distances. Source: WikiPedia See if you can…


Nile Crocodile @ Lake Sibaya – Sodwana Bay

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Characteristics and physiology: Adult Nile crocodiles have a dark bronze colouration above, with faded blackish spots and stripes variably appearing across the back and a dingy off-yellow on the belly, although mud can often obscure the crocodile’s actual colour. The flanks, which are yellowish-green in colour, have dark patches arranged in oblique stripes in highly…


List of Hospitals in South Africa

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Sodwana Bay Clinics and Hospitals Sodwana Bay at present does not have any Hospital facilities. You will either have to drive to Mseleni Hospital which is about 35km or you can visit a Doctor in Mbazwana. If you want to be admitted at a Private Hospital your closes option will be Richards Bay. View our…


Blind as a “SNAKE”??? Schlegel’s beaked blind snake @ Sodwana Bay ~ South Africa

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Afrotyphlops schlegelii, commonly known as Schlegel’s beaked blind snake or Schlegel’s giant blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to eastern and southern Africa, and bears the distinction of being the world’s largest typhlopid. It is harmless to humans and lives exclusively on a diet of termites. Source: WikiPedia We usually tell someone they are as blind as a bat, but why do…


The Steve Crab – Hermit Crab @ Sodwana Bay ~South Africa

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Biological Description: Most species have long, spirally curved abdomens, which are soft, unlike the hard, calcified abdomens seen in related crustaceans. The vulnerable abdomen is protected from predators by a salvaged empty seashell carried by the hermit crab, into which its whole body can retract. Most frequently, hermit crabs use the shells of sea snails (although the shells of bivalves and scaphopods and even hollow pieces of…