The Baviaanskloof - representative of the Eastern Cape's diverse habitats.

The Baviaanskloof - representative of the Eastern Cape's diverse habitats.

Friday 30 January 2015

Spot the Rockjumper...the yellow circle marks a group of Cape Rockjumpers foraging over 300m away from us.




MSc student, Krista Oswald, is currently obtaining behavioural observations of Cape Rockjumpers in the Western Baviaans/Kouga Mountains by tracking groups throughout the day. The steep and rocky terrain makes this an extremely challenging task as they move around a lot, and we generally only get to observe them from a distance - not to mention finding them in the first place!



First price meal for a Cape Rockjumper. This locust is perfectly camouflaged among the pale quartzite stones in the Rockjumper habitat - it even lies flat on it's side when threatened. Rockjumpers have it tough...

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