Nature in Eswatini

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The Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1961. It is only about 4,560 hectares (11,270 acres) in size. It has Kudu, Nyala, Wildebeest, Zebras, Southern Warthogs, and Crocodiles.

Pictures of birds in Eswatini and other nature pages are separate:

Bird Page for Eswatini

Other Nature Pages

All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

Wildlife in the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

Termite mound. (1472k)

Web of a Funnel Weaver (Agelenidae gen., german: Trichterspinnen). (1444k)

African Striped Skink (Trachylepis striata, french: Scinque strié). (809k)

Serrated Hinged Terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus). (589k)

Southern Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus pygerythrus)

Southern Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus pygerythrus, german: Südliche Grünmeerkatze, french: Vervet bleu). (927k)

Male Southern Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus pygerythrus, german: Südliche Grünmeerkatze, french: Vervet bleu). (1017k)

Southern Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii)

Southern Warthogs with babies (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii, german: Warzenschwein, french: Phacochère). They go down on their knees for easier feeding since their neck is not very flexible. (1134k)

Southern Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii, german: Warzenschwein, french: Phacochère). (803k)

Common Impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus)

Male and female Common Impalas (Aepyceros melampus melampus, german: Schwarzfersenantilope, french: Impala). (1369k)

Female Common Impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus, german: Schwarzfersenantilope, french: Impala). Note the M-shaped marking on their hindquarters. The M (the arches) stands for fast food for lions (1084k)

Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi, german: Buntbock, french: Blesbok). (879k)

Blesbok toilet. The male Blesbok defecate at the same place to mark their territory. (702k)

Female Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, german: Flachland-Nyala, french: Nyala). (985k)

Baby Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, german: Flachland-Nyala, french: Nyala). (940k)

Male Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, german: Flachland-Nyala, french: Nyala). (950k)

Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama, german: Südafrikanische Kuhantilope, french: Bubale caama). (919k)

Female Southern Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros, german: Strepsiceros, french: Grand koudou). (983k)

Male Southern Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros, german: Strepsiceros, french: Grand koudou). (1275k)

Male Southern Greater Kudu with deformed horn. (537k)

Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)

Group of Burchell's Zebras (Equus quagga burchellii, german: Steppenzebra, french: Zèbre de Burchell). The middle one has part of the tail missing. This seems to happen frequently during fighting for status position in the herd. (1195k)

Female Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii, german: Steppenzebra, french: Zèbre de Burchell) with foal (left). (1098k)

Male Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii, german: Steppenzebra, french: Zèbre de Burchell). (1306k)

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus taurinus, german: Streifengnu, french: Gnou bleu). (1236k)

Southern African Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus cowiei, german: Nilkrokodil, french: Crocodile du Nil). (1357k)

Flora in the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

The light green area in front of the forest is covered by an invasive fern, the Southern Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum capense, german: Adlerfarn, french: Fougère aigle). (1095k)