10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEMSBOK»
Discover the use of
gemsbok in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gemsbok and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Antelopes: Southern and South-Central Africa
This extensive network of protected areas includes two very large national parks:
Kruger (> 19400 sq km), which protects a major lowveld antelope community,
and Kalahari Gemsbok (>9500 sq km), which protects an important example of
the ...
2
African Antelope Database 1998
The gemsbok's independence of surface water and non-migratory behaviour
have enabled it to largely escape the adverse effects of veterinary cordon fencing
, e.g., its estimated numbers in the Kalahari have increased significantly over the
...
3
Myths and Legends of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
Gemsbok and Zebra Long ago the zebra had horns but the gemsbok had none.
So one day when the gemsbok saw the zebra with his proud horns he addressed
him very politely: "Dear friend zebra, you have two horns, I have none at all, ...
4
Alien Species in North America and Hawaii
Little consideration was given to the possible impact of this species on the desert
ecosystem or on the native wildlife. It was apparently assumed that the gemsbok
would stay where they were put. The original 93 gemsbok have grown to a herd ...
5
Stories that Float from Afar: Ancestral Folklore of the San ...
8775-8782 31 AUGUST 1879 He' used to stalk, to lie in wait for gemsbok. He
went to lie in wait. He went to put down the arrow. He went to put down poison.
He stalked the gemsbok when it was grazing there. Stealing along, stealing
along, ...
J. David Lewis-Williams, 2000
6
Hyena Nights & Kalahari Days
But they are also capable of bringing down adult gemsbok, wildebeest and, even
on occasions, eland. Gemsbok calves top the Kalahari spotted hyena's menu,
making up 43 per cent of the kills we witnessed. Their success rate at catching ...
Gus Mills, Margie Mills, 2010
During the time of the First People, the Gemsbok and the Zebra looked very
different to the way they look today. For a start, the Zebra did not have any stripes,
but she did have long, beautiful horns. This is the story of how the Zebra lost her ...
Raffaella Delle Donne, 2007
8
Wildlife and Natural Resource Management
SECTION 2 WILDLIFE AND FISH IDENTIFICATION DESCRIPTION The gemsbok
is a large, grag to dustg brown antelope, with distinctive black and white
markings on face, legs, and bellies. It has a black tail that resembles a zebra or
horse ...
GEMSBOK There were several smaller species of antelope in our section of the
Kalahari, but we were interested primarily in the gemsbok, or oryx, a handsome
gray antelope with black and white markings and straight, rapier-pointed horns ...
10
Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity
Many of the attributes of both predator and prey have evolved to help the hunter
catch the hunted and the hunted to escape. For example, the spotted hyena is a
successful predator of gemsbok in the southern Kalahari, being particularly adept
...
Justina Ray, Kent H. Redford, Robert Steneck, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEMSBOK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gemsbok is used in the context of the following news items.
The drought of the 1960s
... it is likely to be another reality that the thousands of urban young today know as much about cattle as they do about giraffes and gemsbok. «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
Premier guilty of hate speech
... Northern Cape newspapers – the DFA, Volksblad and Gemsbok – as well as on air at Radio Kaboesna, Radio Nakwa and Radio Riverside. «Independent Online, Jun 15»
Allegory #671: Stripes and scales
... why the scimitar-horned oryx, who could not be found in the end, did not even get any sympathy from its cousins, the Kalahari gemsbok. «eNCA, Jun 15»
Escaping cruel irony in Ngamiland
Between 2003 and 2014, the report notes, Ngamiland lost 3,692 gemsbok, 3,128 tsessebe, 987 steenbok, 266 hartebeest, 126 waterbucks and ... «Mmegi Online, Jun 15»
Gantsi Meat Fest July 11
... to eat meat from over ten types of animals amongst them beef, goat, sheep, springbok, wildebeest, pork, antelope and gemsbok and all. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
Game Count Time
Species such as springbok and gemsbok will congregate in large numbers when rain has flushed the landscape green, and may then be seen ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
Frikkie Euthanases His Brother
Ten minutes earlier they had been watching a group of gemsbok at the water's edge when the predator attacked and brought down a young ... «News24, Jun 15»
Weather 12 June 2015
... southern Namib along the Orange River Valley, and deeper inland up to the Kalahari Gemsbok Park, without a soul witnessing these events. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
Chopper joins search for lion
In an attempt at luring the lion, a gemsbok carcass was left out last Friday. Ludick said the team spent 17 hours out on Thursday, returning after ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
Lion on the loose from South African national park
The carcass of a gemsbok, a large antelope, was placed to lure the lion but it didn't appear. "The lion is covering vast areas," van den Heever ... «TVNZ, Jun 15»
