● The African wild dog is also known as the
hunting dog.
● It is a endangered species in East Africa.
● They have massive jaws and bat like ears.
● They mostly lives in the Savanna.
● They hunt in early morning and late evening.
● They prey on gazelles, antelopes, warthogs,
wildebeests calves, rats and birds.
●The swahili name for cheetah is Duma.
● The scientific name for cheetah is Acinonyx
jubatus.
●The size of the cheetah is 30 inches at the
shoulder.
● The cheetah weighs 110 to 140 pounds.
● The cheetah lives until it is 10 to 20 years.
● The African elephant is the largest living land
mammal.
● They are one of the most impressive animals
on earth.
● They reach up to a height of 23 feet.
● The African elephant has two finger-like
structures on the top of it’s trunk.
● They have ears twice the size of Asian
elephant.
●The zebra is one of most animals that has a thick
layer of fur.
● The zebra is one of the social animals that spend
time grazing in a herd.
● The zebra is 3.5 to 5ft tall.
● The zebra weighs 200 to 450kg.
● The zebra can live up to 25 years in the wild.
● African rhinos are endangered animals
● They can grow to over 6 feet tall and more than
11 feet in length.
● They have poor vision but good hearing and a
good sense of smell.
● They eat at night, early morning and evening.
● They roll in mud to protect their skin from
sunburn and insect bites
● The lion’s scientific name is panthera leo.
● Lions belong to the felidae or cat family.
● Lions are excellent swimmers.
● When lions walk, their heels don’t touch the
ground.
● The darker the lion’s mane the older it is.
● They are the tallest land animal in the world,
there average height is around 5 m.
● They mostly live in the savanna areas of Africa.
● They sleep less than two hour a days.
● They live up to 25 years in the wild.
● They spend most of the day eating leaves and
twigs.
● Some gorilla’s have longer hair and shorter arms
then other gorilla’s.
● The African gorilla is 4 to 6ft tall.
● If gorilla’s are in a group they are called troop or
a band.
● The African gorilla weighs 135 to 220.
● The African gorilla can live up to 35 years in the
wild.