Cango cave by Alaina Thoennes https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h en-us 2025-04-28 18:10:05 UTC 2025-05-01 17:40:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d9.png Location alainathoennes https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430310475 The cango caves are near the town of Oudtshoorn, in the foothills of the Swartberg mountain range in South Africa.

]]> 2025-04-29 17:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430310475 List of organisms inside the Cango Caves alainathoennes https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430311323

  • Spiders

  • Various insects

  • Leopards and Genets

  • Bats

  • Fish

  • Turtles and Tortoises

  • a variety of birds and reptiles

    • ]]>     2025-04-29 17:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430311323     Historical Significance alainathoennes https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430311740 The Cango Caves are the oldest tourist attraction in South Africa. There is also evidence that the Khoekhoe and San people used to live in these caves

    ]]>     2025-04-29 17:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430311740     When was it discovered and/or opened to the public? alainathoennes https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430324638 A farmer named Jacobus van Zyl discovered the Cango Caves in 1780. The Cango Caves became a tourist attraction soon after they were discovered and were declared a national monument in 1938.

    ]]>     2025-04-29 18:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430324638     heidigreubel https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430332710 2025-04-29 18:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430332710 heidigreubel https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430333364 2025-04-29 18:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430333364 Size heidigreubel https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430348603 The Cango Cave is the largest cave system in South Africa at 9.9 miles long and 0.9 miles wide.

    ]]>     2025-04-29 18:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430348603     Why are the Cango Caves so famous? alainathoennes https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430348751 The Cango Caves are known for their amazing rock formations and their adventure tour.

    ]]>     2025-04-29 18:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430348751     Are there any special tours available? alainathoennes https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430349287 Yes there is a special tour outside the main tour. The Cango Caves Adventure Tour is approximately 1.5 hours long. It involves crawling through narrow tunnels and climbing up steep rock formations guided by small lights. The smallest passageway that visitors have to crawl through is just under 30 centimeters high and some of the narrow passages are very difficult to pass through. This means the Adventure Tour is limited to visitors of a certain weight and fitness.

    ]]>     2025-04-29 18:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430349287     Works Cited alainathoennes https://padlet.com/alainathoennes/2e2yji8l9z66er9h/wish/3430349605

    Works Cited

    “Cango Caves - Students.” Britannica Kids, https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Cango-Caves/606888. Accessed 1 May 2025.

    “The Cango caves - this 4500-million-year-old cave of stalactites and stalagmites will astound you (US).” South African Tourism, https://www.southafrica.net/us/en/travel/article/the-cango-caves-this-4500-million-year-old-cave-of-stalactites-and-stalagmites-will-astound-you. Accessed 1 May 2025.

    Mo Africa Tours. “Guide to Oudtshoorn and Cango caves.” Mo Africa Tours, 2025, https://moafrikatours.com/south-africa/oudtshoorn/cango-caves/ultimate-guide/. Accessed 1 5 2025.


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