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The town is indeed unique in many respects. Flora in Cape Town and its environs is remarkably rich.
It holds about 8500 kinds of plants, 2600 from which are found nowhere else (endemics). On the Table Mountain there are more endemic species (1300), than all plant species in the British Isles.
Cape Peninsula – is the world champion on the concentration of plant species and a real Mecca for scientists and botanists.
Local Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden – is one of the richest and most beautiful in the world, and has no equal to the number of endemic species at all.
Apart from local plants, the newcomers from Europe feel good here: oaks, willows, elms, apples, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, pomegranates, quinces, and many other fruit trees, as well as olive and vine.
Viticulture and wine-making – is a fairly developed industry here.
Local wines account for hundreds of varieties; some of them are among the best in the world and sometimes are ahead of the well-known French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian brands.
Fauna around the town is also rich. Despite the fact that the local climate belongs to the “Mediterranean” type, and landscapes are like southern European, the fauna here – is quite African.
While lions, tigers, rhinos, elephants and giraffes in the vicinity of Cape Town were exterminated in the XVIII century, one can still see hippos, antelopes, monkeys, zebras, ostriches, foxes; there are even cheetahs.
The world of reptiles and arthropods is quite diverse – but they try to stay away from people that cannot be said about the monkeys.
They are sometimes very annoying, especially in areas with large concentrations of tourists, such as the Cape of Good Hope. Their occupation – is to beg (and more often – simply take away) food at tourists.
Having accustomed to the easy prey, monkeys usually cannot eat plants, bugs, etc; they became impudent and even began to dart from house to house, stealing from the kitchens.
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