Environment & Biology

Reference articles, profiles and guides about Zimbabwe. 327 articles

• IbisIbises all have long, down-curved bills, and usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans. They are monogamous and highly territorial while nesting and feeding. Most nest i...Environment & Biology15 December 2016
• HyenaThe brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea, formerly Parahyaena brunnea), also called strandwolf, is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and South Af...Environment & Biology15 December 2016
• HornbillsType: Aves Order: Bucerrotiformes Diet: Omnivourous birds that feed on fruit, insects and small animals Size: Varies from 30cm to a 1m Weight: Varies between 1kg and 6kgs Protection Status: Least Conc...Environment & Biology15 December 2016
• HoopoeType: Aves Order: Bucerotiformes Diet: Insects, small reptiles, frogs and plant matter Size: 25-32cm long with a 44-48cm wingspan Weight: Varies between 46-89 grams Protection Status: Least Concern Ge...Environment & Biology15 December 2016
• HippopotamusType: Mammal Order: Artiodactya Diet: Terrestrial grasses Size: Hippos shoulder length 1.5m Weight: Male adults weight ranges between 1,500- 2500 kg and females 1,300-2000kgs Protection Status: Vulner...Environment & Biology14 December 2016
• Heliothis BowwormHeliothis Bowworm or cotton bowworm is a moth, the larvae of which feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphago...Environment & Biology14 December 2016
• HedgehogA hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the order Eulipotyphla. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa,...Environment & Biology14 December 2016
• HawksType: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Diet: Size: Medium-sized Weight: Protection Status: General Background: Hawks are a group of medium-sized diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae which are w...Environment & Biology13 December 2016
• HarvestmenHarvestmen are an order of arachnids, with which they share many characteristics: their body is divided into two body regions (tagmata), the abdomen (opisthosoma) and the cephalothorax (prosoma); howe...Environment & Biology13 December 2016
• HartebeestThe hartebeest is an African antelope, first described by the German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1766. Eight subspecies have been described, including two sometimes considered to be independent sp...Environment & Biology13 December 2016
• HareHares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares are classified into the same family as rabbits. They are similar in size and form to rabbits and eat the same diet. They are gene...Environment & Biology13 December 2016
• GymnospermsFamily Description: Gymnosperms are seed-bearing vascular plants, such as cycads, ginkgo, yews and conifers, in which the ovules or seeds are not enclosed in an ovary. The word "gymnosperm" comes from...Environment & Biology13 December 2016
• Oryx GazellaOther Names: Gemsbok/Gemsbuck Type: Mammal Diet: Gemsbok mostly feed on nutritious leaves, grasses and herbs. During the dry season they feed on flowers and will also browse for food. Size: 1.2 m at t...Environment & Biology12 December 2016
• GemsbuckOther Names: Gemsbok/Oryx Gazella Type: Mammal Diet: Gemsbok mostly feed on nutritious leaves, grasses and herbs. During the dry season they feed on flowers and will also browse for food. Size: 1.2 m....Environment & Biology12 December 2016
• GrebeType: Aves Order: Podicipediformes Diet: Size: Small to medium birds Weight: Protection Status: Least Concern General Background: Grebes are freshwater diving birds. There are 20 species woldwide and....Environment & Biology12 December 2016
• GrasshopperGrasshoppers are insects of the order Orthoptera, suborder Caelifera. They are sometimes referred to as short-horned grasshoppers to distinguish them from the katydids (bush crickets) which have much....Environment & Biology12 December 2016
• GiraffeType: Mammal Order: Artidactyla Diet: Shrubs, grass and fruit Size: Adult males can reach a height of about 5 metres and females about 4,5 metres. Big males can weigh a massive 1 200 kilograms while f...Environment & Biology12 December 2016
• GerbilA gerbil is a small mammal of the order Rodentia. Once known simply as "desert rats", the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jir...Environment & Biology10 December 2016
• Geology Of ZimbabweThe Soils: The soils of Zimbabwe vary considerably but form a consistent pattern. Granite occurs over half of Zimbabwe and mostly gives rise to infertile sandy soils, these are however, amenable to im...Environment & Biology10 December 2016
• GemsbokOther Names: Gemsbok/Gemsbuck/Oryx Gazella Type: Mammal Diet: Gemsbok mostly feed on nutritious leaves, grasses and herbs. During the dry season they feed on flowers and will also browse for food Size...Environment & Biology10 December 2016
• GooseGeese are waterfowl belonging to the tribe Anserini of the family Anatidae. This tribe comprises the genera Anser (the grey geese), Branta (the black geese) and Chen (the white geese). Some other bird...Environment & Biology10 December 2016
• FungiFungi are important organisms and so distinct from plants and animals that they have been allotted a 'kingdom' of their own in our classifications of life on earth. Fungi and fungi: Fungi and fungi me...Environment & Biology10 December 2016
• Fruit FliesFruit flies or Drosophila is a genus of small flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "fruit flies" or (less frequently) pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies...Environment & Biology10 December 2016
• FliesTrue flies are insects of the order Diptera. Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings being reduced to club-like balancing organs known as halteres. Diptera is a lar...Environment & Biology10 December 2016