Kgaswane Mountain Reserve

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Kgaswane Mountain Reserve

The Kgaswane Mountain Reserve (formerly Rustenburg Nature Reserve) is a 4300 hectare nature reserve in the Magalies Mountains south of the city of Rustenburg in the northwestern province of the Republic of South Africa .

fauna

There are around 250 species of birds in the Kgaswane Mountain Reserve and some mammals include some antelopes, including sable antelope , klipspringer , kudu , springbok and oribi , as well as zebras , leopards and jackals .

flora

Among the 554 plant species in the reserve are the Aloe peglerae and Frithia pulchra , which are endemic to the Magaliesberg , an ice plant that lives in the soil up to the tips of the leaves. Acacia caffra , Protea caffra and P. gaguedi , Burkea africana and Combretum zeyheri are found on trees .

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Coordinates: 25 ° 43 ′ 8.4 ″  S , 27 ° 11 ′ 20.4 ″  E