What are some native plants and animals of South Africa?
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Natural vegetation in South Africa varies from savanna through grassland with fewer trees to scrub and scattered bush and drier western areas. Because of dry summers Western Cape has a distinct vegetation of grasses, shrubs, and trees. The eastern coast has a more tropical plant life.
South Africa has a rich and varied mammal life, with more than 200 species. Some of these species have not been found elsewhere in the world. Besides the most well known animals like lions, leopards and elephants there are such species as rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, baboons, mongooses, jackals, various cats and many kind of antelopes living in the South African nature environment. During the expansion of white settlement and because of inappropiate government policies in the past many unic species turned to be endangered and today large indigenous mammals occur mainly in wildlife reserves.
Plants : Cacao, Rubber tree, Orchids, Passion fruit flower, Garden plants etc.
Animals : Piranha, Andean Condor, Jaguar, Capybara.