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  2. National symbols of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Governor-General's flag – blue, displaying the royal crest between two ribands bearing the name of the country. Used from 1931 to 1961. [1] State President's flag (1) – blue, displaying the national coat of arms below the letters SP. Used from 1961 to 1984.

  3. Kudu - Wikipedia

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    The name of the animal was imported into English in the 18th century from isiXhosa iqhude, via Afrikaans koedoe. Kudu, or koodoo, is the Khoikhoi and seTswana name (Tholo is the Setswana name) for this antelope. Tragos (Greek) denotes a he-goat and elaphos (Greek) a deer. Strepho (Greek) means "I twist", and strephis is "twisting".

  4. Cultural depictions of elephants - Wikipedia

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    In the Malayalam film industry, there are several films, depicting elephants like - Guruvayur Kesavan (1977), Gajakesariyogam (1990), Pattabhishekam (1999) and Aanachandam (2006). On television, Nellie the Elephant is a 1990 UK cartoon series inspired by the 1956 song of the same name, featuring Scottish singer Lulu voicing Nelly.

  5. List of African deities and mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of African spirits as well as deities found within the traditional African religions.It also covers spirits as well as deities found within the African religions—which is mostly derived from traditional African religions.

  6. Traditional African religions - Wikipedia

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    Traditional African religions generally hold the beliefs of life after death (a spirit world or realms, in which spirits, but also gods reside), with some also having a concept of reincarnation, in which deceased humans may reincarnate into their family lineage (blood lineage), if they want to, or have something to do.

  7. Traditional African masks - Wikipedia

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    Animals are common subjects in African masks. Animal masks typically embody the spirit of animals, so that the mask-wearer becomes a medium to speak to animals themselves (e.g. to ask wild beasts to stay away from the village); in many cases, nevertheless, an animal is also (sometimes mainly) a symbol of specific virtues.

  8. Lightning bird - Wikipedia

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    Country. South Africa. The lightning bird or impundulu or thekwane (or izulu, [1] inyoni yezulu[2]) is a creature in the folklore of the Zulu tribe. [1][2][3] The impundulu (which translates as "lightning bird") takes the form of a black and white bird, the size of a person, which is said to summon thunder and lightning with its wings and ...

  9. Fauna of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Male Hyrax. The Fauna of Africa, in its broader sense, is all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna is found in the Afro-tropical realm. [1] Lying almost entirely within the tropics, and equally to north and south of the equator creates favorable conditions for rich wildlife.