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Learn more at https://africanbushtraining.com These hornbills have one of the slowest reproductive rates in the bird kingdom, producing only one chick approximately every 9 years. They are co-operative breeders, with just one dominant breeding pair in a social group, and the rest of the birds being helpers. The ground hornbills are the only birds in the hornbill family which do not seal the entrances of their nests when eggs are laid. The nests, which are returned to every year, are created in crevices such as large holes in tree trunks, and are generally situated a few metres off the ground.  Although 2 eggs are laid in early summer, the chicks hatch between 3-14 days apart. Only one chick generally survives, with the other starving to death. For the first month of incubating her eggs, the female is fed by both her mate and the helpers. After about 4 weeks she begins to leave the nest. Juveniles are dependent on their parents for up to one year and will stay with them for several ...

                                                                                                                         2 YEARS = 21 Certificates + 1 Year Volunteer/Work Placement There are few global sectors as large, lucrative or resilient as the Field Guiding, Wildlife and Hospitality industry. An incredibly diverse sector that creates millions of job openings each year, offering career opportunities that are enjoyable, accessible and rewarding in the extreme. Property owners and employers throughout Southern Africa and Africa are constantly on the lookout for talented managers and leadership figures to add to their ranks.   More importantly, the wildlife and hospitality se...

When you think about it, there are about a million described species of insects in the world, "more than five times the number of all animals combined," according to emeritus professor Jerry Powell in his book,  California Insects. To many townsfolk, the only exposure they will have to grasshoppers or locusts are those TV images of some macho bushman eating them in an attempt at 'survival'. To rural folk, they are a traditional form of nutritious food. Grasshoppers have two antennae, 6 legs, two pairs of wings and small little pinchers to tear off food such as grasses, leaves and cereal crops.  Grasshoppers are controlled in nature by predators such as birds, frogs, and snakes. Humans use   insecticides  and poison baits to control them when they become crop pests. Elegant Grasshopper The Elegant Grasshopper is native to Africa, and they'll eat just about anything planted in the garden , although  they prefer herbs to grasses.  Its distribution is restricte...

Africa is home to astonishing evolution and natural feats.  There are hundreds of weird animals in Africa when you really think about it. ©Johann Jurgens After elephants, hippos are the largest land animals, weighing up to 4 tons. Unlike elephants,  however, hippos spend their days in the water, which might make it seem silly to ask this question.  Hippopotamuses love water, which is why the Greeks named them the “river horse.” Their method of travel is very simple - they walk underwater.They can’t even float or sink by controlling their breathing and body position. Once sunk, hippos don't swim back up to the surface: they walk along the bottom till they reach shallow water.  Rather unusual for an animal that spends up to 16 hours a day submerged in rivers and lakes to keep their massive bodies cool under the hot African sun. They can hold their breath underwater for up to five minutes. The closest living relatives to hippos are pigs, whales and dolphins, according t...

Visit our website at www.africanbushtraining.com “Today, protected areas cover just 15 percent of land and 7 percent of the ocean.” National Geograpic Blog. n.d. Thu. 31 January 2019. © africanconservation.org A wilderness area is a space where Nature has been left completely undisturbed. The land is as it always has been. That means no farming, no buildings, no roads - no  development of any kind. Whilst it is possible to visit wilderness areas, their typically vast expanses, isolated locations and lack of infrastructure usually means these areas are void of people, too. The giraffe is one of Africa’s most recognisable and iconic animals and the tallest land mammal. While giraffes are commonly seen on a safari, people are unaware that the numbers of these majestic animals are crashing dramatically outside of protected areas due to habitat loss, illegal hunting and human-wildlife conflict. There are nine subspecies of giraffe, each confined to specific regions ...

And no, dad joke enthusiasts, the answer isn’t that you see one later and the other after a while... The most obvious way to discern the two reptiles is to stare down their sinister snouts. Alligators have U-shaped faces that are wide and short, while crocodiles have slender almost V-shaped muzzles. And if you’re daring enough, take a gander at their chompers. When an alligator closes its mouth, you tend to see only its upper teeth. Crocodiles on the other hand flash a toothy grin with their top and bottom teeth interlacing. The  Nile crocodile  ( Crocodylus niloticus ) is the largest of the four  crocodile  species found in  Africa . 5 Fascinating Facts About the Nile Crocodile: Crocodiles  have the strongest bite in the animal kingdom. The Nile crocodile is no different. It's bite can exert a force eight times more powerful than that of a Great White Shark and 15 times more than a Rottweiler’s, powerful muscl...

Visit our website at www.africanbushtraining.com ©Johann Jurgens Straight from the director's lense... Like other woodpeckers, the Cardinal has a straight pointed bill, a stiff tail to provide support against tree trunks, and zygodactyl feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backwards. The long tongue can be darted forward to capture insects. Contact ABT at info@africanbushtraining.com

DON'T DELAY YOUR BUSH CAREER...STUDY ONLINE!!!   www.africanbushtraining.com   I N T R O D U C T I O N   World-wide research has revealed that students who are exposed to a blended learning approach outperform students who work in an online only environment. ABT's retention, success and completion rates for our distance learning courses are some of the most highly rated in Africa . Getting the learning mix and balance right is very important!!! AFRICAN BUSH TRAINING (ABT) has chosen to create blended 　teaching and learning opportunities by going beyond the classroom ’. This is in line with the practices of the best universities globally. We have done this, because at the end of the day, our students’ success is what matters most ’... says Mr. Johann Jurgens - the ABT Principle.     WHAT IS I-LEARN?   I-LEARN ONLINE is a blended learning division of African Bush Training. The blended learning initiative combines online studies and ...