Editing Cape of Good Hope (section)

== Fauna ==
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 |image1=Avestruz de cuello azul (Struthio camelus australis), cabo de Buena Esparanza, Sudáfrica, 2018-07-23, DD 85.jpg |caption1=Male [[ostrich]] at the Cape
 |image2=Rock hyrax at Cape of Good Hope.jpg |caption2=[[Rock hyrax|Dassie]]
 |image3=Cape Chacma Baboon, Cape of Good Hope.jpg|''P. u. ursinus''<br>Cape of Good Hope, [[South Africa]] |caption3=[[Chacma baboon#Taxonomy|Cape chacma baboon]]
 |image4=Cape Lion.jpg| |caption4=Captive [[Cape lion]] at [[Jardin des plantes]], [[Paris]]
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With its diverse habitat, ranging from rocky mountain tops to beaches and open sea, the Cape of Good Hope is home to at least 250 species of birds including one of the two mainland colonies of [[Spheniscus demersus|African penguin]]s. "Bush birds" tend to be rather scarce because of the coarse, scrubby nature of [[fynbos]] vegetation. When flowering, however, [[protea]]s and [[Erica (plant)|erica]]s attract [[sunbird]]s, [[sugarbird]]s, and other species in search of nectar. For most of the year, there are more small birds in coastal thicket than in fynbos. The Cape of Good Hope section of Table Mountain National Park is home to several species of antelope. Bontebok and eland are easily seen, and [[red hartebeest]] can be seen in the grazing lawns in Smitswinkel Flats. Grey rhebok are less commonly seen and are scarce, but may be observed along the beach hills at Olifantsbos. Most visitors are unlikely to ever see either Cape grysbok or klipspringer. The Cape of Good Hope section is home to four [[Cape mountain zebra]]. They might be seen by the attentive or lucky visitor, usually in Smitswinkel Flats. There are a wealth of small animals such as [[lizard]]s, [[snake]]s, [[tortoise]]s and [[insect]]s. Small mammals include [[rock hyrax]], [[four-striped grass mouse]], [[marsh mongoose|water mongoose]], [[Cape clawless otter]] and [[fallow deer]]. The area offers excellent vantage points for whale watching. The [[southern right whale]] is the species most likely to be seen in [[False Bay]] between June and November. Other species are the [[humpback whale]] and [[Bryde's whale]]. [[Pinniped|Seals]], [[dusky dolphin]]s and [[orca]]s have also been seen. The strategic position of the Cape of Good Hope between two major ocean currents, ensures a rich diversity of marine life. There is a difference between the sea life west of Cape Point and that to the east due to the markedly differing sea temperatures. The South African Marine Living Resources Act is strictly enforced throughout the [[Table Mountain National Park]], and especially in [[marine protected area]]s. Disturbance or removal of any marine organisms is strictly prohibited between Schusters Bay and Hoek van Bobbejaan, but is allowed in other areas during season and with relevant permits.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

[[Chacma baboon]]s (''[[Papio ursinus]]'') are the mammals most intimately associated with the Cape of Good Hope. Baboons inside the Cape of Good Hope section of the park are a major tourist attraction. There are 11 troops consisting of about 375 individuals throughout the entire Cape Peninsula. Six of these 11 troops either live entirely within the Cape of Good Hope section of the park, or use the section as part of their range. The Cape Point, Kanonkop, Klein Olifantsbos, and Buffels Bay troops live entirely inside the Cape of Good Hope section of the Park. The Groot Olifantsbos and Plateau Road troops range into the park. Chacma baboons are widely distributed across southern Africa and are classified as "least concern" in the {{IUCNlink|16022|IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}. However, the South African Parks Department states in its publication ''Mountains in the Sea'' that the baboon population on the Cape is "critically endangered." This is due to habitat loss, genetic isolation, and conflicts with humans. Cape baboons have been eliminated from the majority of their range across the Cape Peninsula, and the Cape of Good Hope section of Table Mountain National Park provides a sanctuary for the troops that live within its boundaries. It provides relative safety from nearby towns, where people have killed many baboons after the baboons raid their houses looking for food. Baboons are also frequently injured or killed outside of the park by cars and by electrocution on power lines. Inside the park, some management policies such as allowing barbecues and picnics in the baboon home ranges cause detriment to the troops, as they become embroiled in conflicts with guests to the park.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} At the Cape in particular, the baboon is known for eating shellfish and other marine invertebrates.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Davidge |first=C. |year=1978 |title=Ecology of baboons (Papio ursinus) at Cape Point |journal=Zoologica Africana |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=329–350 |doi=10.1080/00445096.1978.11447633}}</ref>

In 1842, [[Charles Hamilton Smith]] had described a black-maned [[lion]] from the Cape under the [[scientific name]] ''[[Panthera leo melanochaita|Felis (Leo) melanochaita]]''.<ref>{{cite book |author=Smith, C.H. |year=1842 |chapter=Black maned lion ''Leo melanochaita'' |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/naturalistslibra15jardrich#page/176/mode/2up |page=Plate X, 177 |title=The Naturalist's Library. Vol. 15 Mammalia |editor1-last=Jardine |editor1-first=W. |location=London |publisher=Chatto and Windus}}</ref> No longer seen as a [[subspecies]] of its own,<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Kitchener, A. C. |author2=Breitenmoser-Würsten, C. |author3=Eizirik, E. |author4=Gentry, A. |author5=Werdelin, L. |author6=Wilting, A. |author7=Yamaguchi, N. |author8=Abramov, A. V. |author9=Christiansen, P. |author10=Driscoll, C. |author11=Duckworth, J. W. |author12=Johnson, W. |author13=Luo, S.-J. |author14=Meijaard, E. |author15=O'Donoghue, P. |author16=Sanderson, J. |author17=Seymour, K. |author18=Bruford, M. |author19=Groves, C. |author20=Hoffmann, M. |author21=Nowell, K. |author22=Timmons, Z. |author23=Tobe, S. |year=2017 |title=A revised taxonomy of the Felidae: The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group |journal=Cat News |issue=Special Issue 11 |issn=1027-2992 |url=https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/32616/A_revised_Felidae_Taxonomy_CatNews.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y#page=71 |access-date=2019-08-18 |archive-date=2020-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117172708/https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/32616/A_revised_Felidae_Taxonomy_CatNews.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y#page=71 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Cape lion]] as a [[population]] is now [[extinct]] in the [[wilderness]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Yamaguchi |first=N. |year=2000 |url=http://www.tigertouch.org/documents/barbarycape.pdf |title=The Barbary lion and the Cape lion: their phylogenetic places and conservation |work=African Lion Working Group News |volume=1 |pages=9–11 |access-date=2019-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033818/http://www.tigertouch.org/documents/barbarycape.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> though descendants could exist in [[captive animal|captivity]].<ref>{{cite news |work=The [[BBC News|BBC]] |title='Extinct' lions (Cape lion) surface in Siberia |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/monitoring/media_reports/1007452.stm |date=2000 |access-date=2012-12-31 |archive-date=2017-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824164419/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/monitoring/media_reports/1007452.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sibzoo.narod.ru/animal/lev.htm |title=Лев |publisher=Sibzoo.narod.ru |access-date=January 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329050732/http://www.sibzoo.narod.ru/animal/lev.htm |archive-date=March 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=AP Archive, The [[Associated Press]] |title=South Africa: Lion Cubs Thought to Be Cape Lions |url=http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/SOUTH-AFRICA-LION-CUBS-THOUGHT-TO-BE-CAPE-LIONS/6f868f73b9fd62e43f31a152f6d011cc |date=2000 |access-date=2019-08-18 |archive-date=2019-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818182031/http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/SOUTH-AFRICA-LION-CUBS-THOUGHT-TO-BE-CAPE-LIONS/6f868f73b9fd62e43f31a152f6d011cc |url-status=live }} (with 2-minute video of cubs at zoo with John Spence, 3 sound-bites, and 15 photos)</ref>