The Mountain Zebra National Park
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The Mountain Zebra National Park. The Mountain Zebra National Park is situated in the malaria free Eastern Cape 25km to the West of Craddock which is 260kms North of Port Elizabeth. This route will take a very pleasant three hours passing through the Olifantskop pass (Elephants pass) the road borders the Addo Elephant National Park and the farming towns of Paterson and Cookhouse. |
The National Park is yet another exceptional conservation effort. This small park (by African Standards) of 65 sq km's was established in 1937 to protect the 5 remaining mountain zebras of the huge herds that used to populate the area. Of the 5, 4 were male !!! Cabinet ministers at the time could not see a problem and dismissed the problem as "donkeys in football jerseys". Amazingly conservationists managed to establish a breeding herd and there are now 350 |
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Accommodation The rest camp also has a great swimming pool built into huge rocks. Accommodation in the Park is to Normal South African Parks Standards. Functional spotlessly clean with an outdoor braai (barbeque) area aimed at the local South African market, so are very reasonably priced.
The park has 19 4-bed cottages and one 6-bed guesthouse. There is also a 6-bed guesthouse Camping Caravan and camp sites with communal ablution facilities. Certain camp sites equipped with 220V power points. A maximum of six persons, one caravan with a side tent and one vehicle, or one tent and one vehicle, or one autovilla or one motorised caravan will be permitted per site. The camping area is sited on a mixture of earth and grass. Lawn type grass struggles to grow in the park conditions. Take a tour which includes the Mountain Zebra National Park Go to home page See a selection of our tours |
Full list of species found at the Mountain Zebra National Park
ORDER INSECTIVORA |
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Family Macroscelididae |
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Cape rock elephant-shrew |
Elephantulus edwardii (?) |
Rock elephant-shrew |
Elephantulus myurus |
Smith's rock elephant-shrew |
Elephantulus rupestris |
Round-eared elephant-shrew |
Macroscelides proboscideus (?) |
Family Erinaceidae |
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South African hedgehog |
Erinaceus frontalis |
Family Soricidae |
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Reddish grey musk shrew |
Crocidura cyanea |
Forest shrew |
Myosorex varius |
Family Chrysochloridae |
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Hottentot golden mole |
Amblysomus hottentotus |
ORDER CHIROPTERA |
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Family Molossidae |
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Egyptian free-tailed bat |
Tadarida aegyptiaca (?) |
Family Vespertilionidae |
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Cape serotine bat |
Eptesicus capensis |
Schreibers' long-fingered bat |
Miniopterus schreibersi (?) |
Family Rhinolophidae |
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Geoffroy's horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus clivosus |
ORDER PRIMATES |
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Family Cercopithecidae |
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Vervet monkey |
Cercopithecus pygerythrus |
Chacma baboon |
Papio ursinus |
ORDER CARNIVORA |
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Family Hyaenidae |
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Aardwolf |
Proteles cristatus |
Family Felidae |
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Cape wild cat |
Felis lybica |
Black-footed cat |
Felis nigripes |
Caracal |
Felis caracal |
Family Canidae |
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Bat-eared fox |
Otocyon megalotis |
Silver fox |
Vulpes chama |
Blackbacked jackal |
Canis mesomelas |
Family Mustelidae |
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Cape clawless otter |
Aonyx capensis |
Striped polecat |
Ictonyx striatus |
Whitenaped weasel |
Poeciligale albinucha |
Family Viverridae |
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Small-spotted genet |
Genetta genetta |
Cape grey mongoose |
Galerella pulverulenta |
Water mongoose |
Atilax paludinosus |
Yellow mongoose |
Cynictis penicillata |
Suricate |
Suricata suricatta |
ORDER HYRACOIDEA |
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Family Procaviidae |
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Rock dassie |
Procavia capensis |
ORDER TUBULIDENTATA |
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Family Orycteropodidae |
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Ant bear |
Orycteropus afer |
ORDER LAGOMORPHA |
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Family Leporidae |
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Scrub hare |
Lepus saxatilis |
Cape hare |
Lepus capensis |
Natal red rock rabbit |
Pronolagus crassicaudatus (?) |
Smith's red rock rabbit |
Pronolagus rupestris |
ORDER RODENTIA |
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Family Bathyergidae |
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Common mole-rat |
Cryptomys hottentotus |
Family Hystricidae |
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Porcupine |
Hystrix africaeaustralis |
Family Sciuridae |
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Ground squirrel |
Xerus inauris |
Family Pedetidae |
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Springhare |
Pedetes capensis |
Family Gliridae |
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Spectacled dormouse |
Graphiurus ocularis |
Woodland dormouse |
Graphiurus murinus |
Family Cricetidae |
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Pouched mouse |
Saccostomus campestris |
Bush karoo rat |
Otomys unisulcatus |
Short-tailed gerbil |
Desmodillus auricularis |
Hairy-footed gerbil |
Gerbillurus paeba |
Family Muridae |
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Grant's rock mouse |
Aethomys granti |
Namaqua rock mouse |
Aethomys namaquensis |
Multimammate mouse |
Praomys natalensis |
House rat |
Rattus rattus |
Striped mouse |
Rhabdomys pumilio |
ORDER PERISSODACTYLA |
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Family Equidae |
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Cape mountain zebra |
Equus zebra zebra |
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA |
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Family Suidae |
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Bushpig |
Potamochoerus porcus |
Family Bovidae |
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Eland |
Taurotragus oryx |
Kudu |
Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
Mountain reedbuck |
Redunca fulvorufula |
Red hartebeest |
Redunca fulvorufula |
Black wildebeest |
Connochaetes gnou |
Blesbok |
Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi |
Springbok |
Antidorcas marsupialis |
Grey duiker |
Sylvicapra grimmia |
Steenbokr |
Raphicerus campestris |
Klipspringer |
Oreotragus oreotragus |
Grey rhebuck |
Pelea capreolus |
Cape Buffalo |
Syncerus caffer |
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| Family Rhinocerotidae | |
Black Rhinoceros |
Diceros bicornis |
BIRDS Black and Martial Eagle and Jackal Buzzard soar impressively over this mountain habitat. Palewinged Starling is very conspicuous on the mountain plateau, where Ostrich, Secretarybird, Blue Crane and Ludwig's Bustard are the larger more visible species. Greywinged Francolin, Ground Woodpecker, Thickbilled and Longbilled Lark, Cape and Sentinel Rock Thrush, Mountain Chat and Orangebreasted Rockjumper should also be searched for, while Pinkbilled Lark and Rock Pipit are less common. VEGETATION
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Colin Dilland
Colin Dilland