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Black Crake

Mandy — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 07:11:38 +0000

Krrrok-kraaa. Coo-crr-COO. This is the sound of the Black Crake. Never heard of this secretive little bird before? Well, continue reading and find our more.

These birds live by fresh water marshes that have some vegetation for cover.

Like most parents they are fiercely protective over their chicks and will attack other birds, even if they are bigger than the crake.

Their red eyes and legs stand out from their black plumage and with long toes they move easily on the floating vegetation.

What is their main threat? Humans of course. Practice of culture in some African countries involves killing this secretive bird for food and for traditional medicine. Another threat they face is the pollution of their watery homes.

During the moulting of their flight feathers (Dec-Mar) they may be flightless for up to 3 weeks. Needless to say they stay well hidden during this time.

When you do the 2 hour Private Tour at Tenikwa you may just be lucky enough to see these secretive birds.

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Heritage Day 2018

Mandy — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:34:07 +0000

Celebrating Heritage Day today proudly at Tenikwa. Not only did we take the advantage to dress up on this day but more importantly we are sharing our cultures, our diversity of beliefs and different traditions with our guests for the day.

For us, it is about sharing the importance of this public holiday and what is means to us as South Africans – the understanding of its history, identity and the diveristy of its people.

Cultural heritage is an expression of a way of life , developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation, therefore we believe it is utterly important for each individual to understand where this day had come from .

Our guest’s appreciate the effort that each of Tenikwa’s staff members put in to making this day so special. They are all amazed and stunned, and enjoying the MilkTart served at Chesters. It is priceless seeing the warm smiles on their faces after seeing our diverse dress up team : IsiZulu ; IsiXhosa and the “Boer.”

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