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Hi there, my name is Tracey and I am the owner of The Kids Directory.

One night I was chatting to my husband and told him about the idea I had of starting a kids directory online. I had never heard of this idea and was so over searching the web for things to do with my family and coming up with nothing. A dream that started in only one province has grown in a year to the whole of South Africa.

Join me as we discover the best of what South Africa has to offer. Check out the calendar of the province you are looking for, for things to do with your family From arts, to outings, accommodation and adventures. Anything kid and family approved will be on our calendar and or on our social media pages.

Download our app to have the calendar at your fingertips constantly.

I, along with my family, are so happy to have you here.

Love Trace

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introducing our animals

My gran used to lie in bed with us grandkids and tell us many stories, when we were children, and they always included the wild animals, we do live in Africa after all. When I was deciding what animals I wanted to use on the website, I decided to go with the animals our granny always used to talk about. So please let me introduce our little animals to you.

ellie

Ellie the elephant

her memory is amazing and her heart is just as good, she loves to love everyone. Her stomping grounds are North West, Northern Cape and Free State.

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gerry

Gerry the giraffe

with her tall neck she watches out for all the animals. Mother of the group. Her herd, a tower of giraffes, hang out in Gauteng.

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leo

Leo the lion

he is king of all the animals. You must hear him rawrrr. Leo loves the warm weather of Kwa-Zulu Natal.

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rhys

Rhys the rhino

he is our grumpy fellow always looking for ways to ruin your day! But have no fear, for he love the Eastern Cape and all that it has to offer.

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christo

Christo the croc

watch out for his snap, he loves to play jokes on you. He loves to wallow in the waters of the Western Cape, taking in all the fynbos that the mountains have to offer.

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zeddy

Zeddy the zebra

the class clown, never a dull moment with him around. Watch out for Zeddy and his herd as they explore the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces.

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Watch out for the animals so you know which province you are looking at.

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Elephants will walk at the pace of their slowest member, with infants surrounded by nurturing members of the herd, and their young babies are always protected from the elements, like the wind, the rain and the sun.

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Females are ready to mate from four years old and have a gestation period of 15 months – at birth, calves endure an incredible drop of 1.5m to the ground! Newborns weigh around 100kg and can be almost 2m tall at birth but their height will almost double within their first year. Newborns need to be so tall when they are born so they can reach up to suckle; they are reliant on their mother’s milk for the first 9-12 months of life but will start eating leaves from 4 months old.

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Lionesses can also control when they have cubs. If there is not enough food around to feed a hungry mouth, a lioness will wait until there is before giving birth.

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All zebra are close to their mothers, but males also form strong bonds with their fathers.

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Despite being territorial animals, crocodiles are surprisingly good parents and can be quite gentle with each other when courting, which is unusual for reptiles. Female crocodiles will look after their babies for around 3 months, by opening the nest, carrying them to the water, and even rolling un-hatched eggs to help them out.

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While the white and black rhino have a lot of differences, this is all the same: The gestation period for a rhino is 15-17 months and at birth, calves can weigh around 30-45kg. Calves will suckle for up to one year and will remain with their mothers for 2-4 years or until a female is ready to calve again.