The Amathole Museum, formerly the Kaffrarian Museum, in King William's Town

King William's Town

King William's Town is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the banks of the Buffalo River. The town is about 40 minutes' motorway drive WNW of the Indian Ocean port of East London...

, Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...

 province of South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, houses the second largest collection of mammal

Mammal

Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...

s in South Africa and includes Huberta, the hippopotamus

Huberta, the hippopotamus

Huberta was a hippopotamus and one of the most famous animals in South African history.In November 1928 Huberta left her waterhole in the St. Lucia Estuary in Zululand and set off on the 1600 km journey to the Eastern Cape, a journey which would take her three years. In that time Huberta...

. The Xhosa Gallery, housed in the old post office building, concentrates on the cultural history of all tribes of the Xhosa nation. The history section has artifacts, documents and photographs of local interest dating back to the 19th Century. The Missionary Museum contains information on missionary endeavours in this area.

External links

• Homepage of Amathole Museum website