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WILDERNESS TRACKS & SIGNS COURSE

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  Learn more at https://abt-edu.com Contact us at Info@africanbushtraining.com DURATION: 7 Days Full-time Ever wondered what it was like before technology? When you had to follow an animal on foot to understand its habits and behaviour, if your answer is yes then this course is for you!!! Learning to track is a sacred art. It gives you the ability to merge with the wilderness and become one with nature... The course has been developed in partnership with renowned tracking specialists and experts, to provide students with an overview of animal tracks and tracking in remote wilderness areas. The course will give you a comprehensive understanding of the traditional skills of tracking animals, in their natural environment. During the course, learners will develop a keen awareness for all tracks and signs as well as following and finding animals in the bushveld. INCLUDED: Meals, Accommodation, Study Material, Shirt, Cap & Certificate STUDENT FEE: R 8 700:00

Take a look at the Winged Predatory Katydid (Clonia wahlbergi)

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  Learn more at https://abt-edu.com Katydids are identified by their long antennae that can grow up to two to three times the length of their body and is covered with sensory receptors to help find their way in the dark. They are notorious for their plant like appearance and for their ability to blend in with vegetation. The katydid gets its name from the way the male and female songs sound.   They create sounds by rubbing a scraper on one forewing against another forewing.   It has hearing organs located inside a slit on its front legs.   Male song organs are located on their front wings and females chirp in response to the males song that sounds like “katy did, Katy didn’t.”   The song is usually used for courtship during the late summer. Katydids have adapted and come up with ways to hide from their predators.   They have excellent camouflage capabilities and are able to pose like leaves and mimic other insects.   Their predators are bats, birds, snakes and shrews.   Katydid