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Fun Fact: Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)

4 April 2022 by My Durban

A “Durban Botanical Gardens” image from Flickr – click on the name of the photographer below to see more Durban goodness and to thank the photographer.

Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)
Photo by Bernard DUPONT

Durban Botanical Gardens

Botanic Gardens, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA


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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Durban has the largest Indian population outside of India. Indentured labourers were once brought to Durban by the British to work in the sugarcane fields. They are now a part of Durban’s culture, adding a twist to everything from local fashion to food flavours.


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Durban is a major coastal city and the economic hub of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province in eastern South Africa. Governed by the eThekwini Municipality, it is renowned for its busy seaport, tropical climate, diverse cultural influences (African, Indian, and colonial), and the popular “Golden Mile” beachfront promenade, serving as a premier tourism and industrial center.
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