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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Q is for QUAGGA, my entry for today at ABC WEDNESDAY MEME. I show you a MAXICARD from VENDA (ex-bantustan in the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) with "The plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli), also known as the common zebra or Burchell's zebra" - Wikipedia. Also, zebra is featured in Botswana's coat of arms. Drought is severe in Botswana, so "In [RAIN] we trust", I guess...[RAIN] is the official country motto, and the currency name

 I show you a MAXICARD from VENDA (ex-bantustan in the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) with "The plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli), also known as the common zebra or Burchell's zebra" - Wikipedia.

 I show you a MAXICARD from VENDA (ex-bantustan in the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) with "The plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli), also known as the common zebra or Burchell's zebra" - Wikipedia.

Plains Zebra
Equus quagga boehmi in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:[Perissodactyla]
Family:Equidae
Genus:Equus
Subgenus:Hippotigris
Species:E. quagga
Binomial name
Equus quagga
Boddaert, 1785
Subspecies
Plains Zebra range
Synonyms[1]
  • Equus burchelli (Gray, 1824) [orth. error]
  • Equus burchellii
  • Equus burchellii Schinz, 1845
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_Zebra

Coat of Arms of the Republic of Botswana.
  • The arms is made up of a central tribal shield; the three blue waves represents water, the cogwheels represents industry and the bull's head husbandry and herding. The two supporters are zebras, the dexter zebra holds an ivory tusk; representative of Botswana's former ivory trade. The sinister zebra holds an ear of sorghum an important crop in the country. Finally the blue ribbon holds the motto "Pula" which means "rain".

Republic of Botswana
Lefatshe la Botswana
FlagCoat of arms
Motto: Pula (Rain)
Anthem: Fatshe leno la rona
(This Land of Ours)
Location of  Botswana  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)  —  [Legend]
Location of  Botswana  (dark blue)
– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)  —  [Legend]
Capital
(and largest city)
Gaborone
Official language(s)English, Setswana


Riphabuliki ya Venḓa
Republic of Venda
Republiek van Venda
Nominal Parliamentary Democracy/Bantustan
 1979–1994 
FlagCoat of arms
Motto
Shumela Venḓa
VendaAlways Aspire for Venda
Anthem
Pfano na vhuthihi
VendaPeace and Togetherness¹
Location of Venda in Southern Africa (1979-1994)
CapitalThohoyandou
Language(s)VendaEnglishAfrikaans
ReligionChristianity, Traditional African
Political structureNominal Parliamentary Democracy/Bantustan
President
 - 1979-1988Patrick Mphephu
 - 1988-1990Frank Ravele
 - 1990(post abolished)
Head of State
 - 1990-1994Gabriel Ramushwana
 - 1994 (Jan-Apr)Tshamano G. Ramabulana
History
 - Nominal Independence13 September 1979
 - Dissolution27 April 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda

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