FFW11 - Adapted to the Estuaries
Fit for the Wild • 25m
Fluctuation between fresh- and salt-water, alternating immersion and exposure, temperature extremes and powerful currents make for extremely demanding conditions in southern Africa’s coastal estuaries. Nonetheless, fish, birds and reptiles thrive here and each year female loggerhead and leatherback turtles travel hundreds of miles to return to their traditional nesting sites.
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FFW12 - Adapted to the Food Plains
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FFW13 - Adapted to the Mountains
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