Did you know... Namibia has the world's highest population of cheetahs

According to Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), the country has the world's highest population of cheetahs. Of the approx. 12,400 cheetahs remaining worldwide, 2,500 - 3,000 cheetahs can be found in Namibia. About 90% of country's cheetahs are living outside of protected reserves, primarily on commercial livestock farmlands. Their usual habitat in Namibia are grasslands, savannahs, areas of dense vegetation and mountainous terrain.
The cheetah is the world's fastest land mammal, reaching speeds of up to 110km/hour. The most specialised of all the 36 species of cats is currently inhabiting 25 countries in Africa as well as parts of the Middle East. Cheetahs are included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of vulnerable species.

Did you know... that a cheetah only has about 20sec to make a kill before its muscles burn out? >>

Did you know... South Africa is home to the world's smallest butterfly

The smallest of all known butterflies, the Dwarf Blue (Oraidium barberae), is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The wingspan of the Dwarf Blue, which is measured from where the wing is attached to the body to the tip or apex of the wing, is only 10-15 mm for males and 12-18 mm for females. The butterfly, which prefers savanna or grassveld areas, is found in northern KwaZulu-Natal, in parts of the Free State, in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape up to the Namaqualand.
There are about 28 000 species of butterflies throughout the world of which slightly more than 660 species are found in South Africa.
The largest butterfly in the world is the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, which has a wingspan up to approx. 300 mm. This tropical butterfly can be found in the rainforests of northern Papua New Guinea.