Results tagged “grass” on Earth Touch Blog
Baboons feed on grass seeds May 15 2008
It’s late afternoon on the banks of the Black Umfolozi River in South Africa’s oldest game reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi. In the autumn sunshine, a troop of chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus) is feeding.
Tags: africa, baboon, chacma, eat, floodplain, grass, groom, hluhluwe, imfolozi, mammal, primate, river, savannah, social, south africaDid You Know? Papyrus Apr 14 2008
The newest Earth-Touch film location is the Moremi Game Reserve, situated in the heart of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. One of the most common sedge grasses found in this region is papyrus (Cyperus papyrus), the plant used by the ancient Egyptians to make the world’s first primitive paper.
Tags: africa, bird, botswana, egypt, grass, heron, moorhen, moremi, okavango delta, papyrus, plant, squacco, swamp, vegetation, waterbird, wetlandDid you know? Differences between black and white rhinos Mar 28 2008
Black rhinos (Diceros bicornis) and white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) are both grey in colour. But there are many differences between them.
Tags: africa, black, black rhino, browse, colour, conservation, endangered, feed, feeding, grass, graze, grazing, hluhluwe, imfolozi, kwazulu-natal, lip, mammal, rhino, rhinoceros, smell, south africa, threatened, trees, white, white rhino, wildlifeThis week’s most viewed stories Feb 15 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 8 February to Thursday 14 February 2008) were:
Tags: aliwal shoal, berry, bird, blactip shark, dive, flame lily, flower, fruit, goose, grass, indian ocean, lily, mistletoe, pygmy goose, sea, shark, south africa, tiger shark, underwaterDid you know? Tsessebe Jan 29 2008
Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) are highly territorial antelope. Males regularly patrol and mark their range.
Tags: antelope, anthill, feet, gland, grass, graze, mound, paw, preorbital gland, scent, territorial, tsessebeElephant bulls browse Jan 29 2008
In the Earth-Touch clip, Elephant bulls follow new growth, a young and an older elephant bull move along a tree line in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, feeding as they go.
Did you know? Blue wildebeest Jan 29 2008
This gregarious grazer is found in abundance in the grasslands and floodplains of the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Tags: africa, communication, faeces, flood plain, grass, graze, herd, horn, scent, social, territorial, wildebeestFrom bushveld to flood plain – overnight Oct 17 2007
Filming in Botswana’s Okavango Delta has always presented challenges.
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