WILDLIFE FOUND ON STILTE GAME FARM
Zebra
Equus burchellii
To 1.4 m H. One of several species of African zebra. Most species can be be distinguished by the size and pattern of their stripes.
Zebra Spoor
Zebra Dung
To 8 cm. Elongate pellets are often cracked across the middle.
Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi
To 1.6 m H. It has a distinctive white face and forehead which inspired the name.
Blesbok Spoor
Antelope & Allies Dung
To 4 cm. Most have pellet-like dung that occurs singly or caked. In many,
the dung is concave at one end
and pointed at the other.
Impala
Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi
To 1.6 m H. It has a distinctive white face and forehead which inspired the name.
Impala Spoor
Antelope and Allies Dung
To 4 cm. Most have pellet-like dung that occurs singly or caked. In many,
the dung is concave at one end
and pointed at the other.
Duiker
Sylvieapra grimmia
To 70 cm H. Has a prominent black
stripe on its snout.
Inhabits woodlands and shrubby areas.
Duiker Spoor
Antelope & Allies Dung
To 4 cm. Most have pellet-like dung that occurs singly or caked. In many,
the dung is concave at one end
and pointed at the other.
Steenbok
Raphieerus eampestris
To 60 cm H. Large ears are striped inside. Muzzle has a dark stripe.
Steenbok Spoor
Antelope & Allies Dung
To 4 cm. Most have pellet-like dung that occurs singly or caked. In many,
the dung is concave at one end
and pointed at the other.
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
To 75 cm H. Varied diet includes bee
hives and dung beetle
balls (from which it
extracts larvae). Is aggressive
and has been known
to attack humans.
Honey Badger Spoor
Bush Baby
Galagidae, bushbaby, galago
They are gray, brown, or reddish to yellowish brown, with large eyes and ears, long hind legs, soft, woolly fur, and long tails.
Bush Baby Spoor
Bush Baby Dung
To 4 cm. Most have pellet-like dung that occurs singly or caked. In many,
the dung is concave at one end
and pointed at the other.
Rock Monitor
Varanus albigularis
The rock monitor is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae.
Rock Monitor Spoor
Black-backed Jackal
Canis mesomelas
To 40 cm H. Black ‘saddle’ is the key field mark. The similar golden jackal found in northern Africa lacks a dark saddle.
Black-backed Jackal Spoor
Fox/Dogs
To 15 cm. Elongate scat usually contains hair and bones of prey. Color varies from brown/olive to white. Dung size varies
with size of species.
Tree Squirrel
Paraxerus cepapi
To 20 cm. Common on the savanna.
Lives in holes in trees. One of 10 similar species.
Tree Squirrel Spoor
Mouse| Tree Squirrel
To 1cm. Cylindrical scats are rice-like in shape and size.
Python
& VARIOUS OTHER SNAKE SPECIES
Python anchietae
Python anchietae may grow up to 183 cm in total length. The color pattern is a reddish-brown to brown to almost black ground, overlaid with irregular white or cream-colored bands and spots.
Slow track ->
Fast Track ->
Python Track
Vervet Monkey
Cercopithecus aethiops
To 50 cm H. Note black face and long tail. Gregarious and social, it lives in troops of up to 20 individuals. (They are not used to being fed and will keep their distance)
Vervet Monkey Spoor
Vervet Monkey dung
To 5 cm. Dung often contains fruit seeds, vegetable matter and grass.
Ostrich
Struthio camelus
The Ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain large areas of Africa and is the largest living bird species.
Ostrich Spoor
Ostrich dung
Guineafowl
Guineafowl
The insect- and seed-eating, ground-nesting birds of this family resemble partridges, but with featherless heads, though both members of the genus Guttera have a distinctive black crest, and the vulturine guineafowl has a downy brown patch on the nape.
Guineafowl Spoor
Guineafowl dung
Caracal
Felis caracal
To 45 cm H. Told at a glance by its large, tasseled ears. Feeds on small to mid-sized mammals and birds.
Lion/Cats Dung
To 20 cm. Normally contains hair and may contain porcupine quills. When a lot of blood has been ingested, the dung is blackish and highly odorous. Other cat dung is similar, only smaller.
Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
To 75 cm H. Long canine tusks are key field marks. Holds tail aloft when running.
Warthog Spoor
Warthog Dung
To 5 cm. Rounded pellets are green-brown in color.
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
The banded mongoose lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes.
Banded Mongoose Spoor
Banded Mongoose Dung
To 13 cm. Scat is usually dark and twisted and highly odorous. May be deposited in latrines near burrow
entrance.
Nightjar
and other owls
Nightjars are nocturnal birds and can be seen hawking for food at dusk and dawn.Their cryptic, grey-brown, mottled, streaked and barred plumage provides ideal camouflage in the daytime.
Nightjar Eggs
Nightjar Pellets
Tortoise
Testudinidae
A tortoise is a land-dwelling reptile, protected by a shell, of the order Testudines.
Tortoise Spoor
Tortoise Dung
Donkey
Equus asinus
The average donkey stands 101.6 cm at the shoulder and weighs about 250 kg, but different breeds vary greatly. We have two resident Donkeys, Fiona and Surprise.
Donkey Spoor
Donkey Dung
GALLERY
