Tag: Afrikaans

 A seasonal hot, dry wind that blows from the high interior plateau of southern Africa down to the coast, mainly in winter. It can raise coastal temperatures dramatically and is the South African equivalent of a foehn.

 The track or trail left by an animal — footprints, droppings, scent marks, broken vegetation, disturbed ground. Spoor is the total record of an animal's passage, not just its footprints. Reading spoor is one of the oldest human skills — it requires attention to compression, moisture, direction, gait, age of the sign, and the behavior implied by the path taken.