What is the dangerous thing in the world?
What is the dangerous thing in the world?
Of all the species in the world, the largest—and most dangerous—is the saltwater crocodile. These ferocious killers can grow up to 23 feet in length, weigh more than a ton, and are known to kill hundreds each year, with crocodiles as a whole responsible for more human fatalities annually than sharks.
What is the oldest tree?
Great Basin Bristlecone Pine
Why are my Protea dying?
Protea require a well drained position and don’t like having wet feet. Phytophthora root rot is a fungus that infects the roots of the plant and causes the leaves to yellow, and die.
What does a protea look like?
In Protea species, they are often surrounded at the base by stiff, colorful, petal-like leaves or bracts, which often form a cup shape, with mass of one- to two-inch, white stamens in the center. Protea flowers are showy, long lasting, and are typically shades of pink, red, white, cream, and yellow.
What is a Protea flower?
Protea cynaroides, also called the king protea, is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive member of Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus. The species is also known as giant protea, honeypot or king sugar bush.
What does fynbos mean?
Fynbos (/ˈfeɪnbɒs/; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈfɛinbos] meaning fine-leaved plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. The fynbos ecoregion is within the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome.
What does the king protea stand for?
The king protea has been South Africa’s national flower since 1976. The protea was chosen as it symbolises SA’s beauty and, according to www.info.gov.za, the protea represents the “flowering of our potential as a nation in pursuit of the African Renaissance”.
How tall do King Proteas grow?
about 2.5 metres high
What is South Africa’s flower?
king protea
Why was the king protea chosen as the national flower?
What is Africa’s national animal?
National animals
| Country | Name of animal | Scientific name (Latin name) |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Springbok (national animal) | Antidorcas marsupialis |
| Blue crane (national bird) | Anthropoides paradiseus | |
| Galjoen (national fish) | Dichistius capensis | |
| Sri Lanka | Grizzled giant squirrel (national animal) | Ratufa macroura |