Photos and Interesting Facts to Explore About Our World's Wildlife

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Photos and Interesting Facts to explore about

Our World’s Wildlife

© Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved The common hippopotamus, or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus.

What is their scientific name? (Hippopotamus amphibious)

How fast can they run on land? 30 km/h (On Land, Running)

What is the life span of the Hippo? (40 – 50 years)

What is the gestation period of a hippo? (243 days)

What is the mass (weight) of a male or female hippo? Male: 1,500 – 1,800 kg (Adult), Female: 1,300 – 1,500 kg (Adult)

© Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved Rhinoceros, often abbreviated to rhino, is a group of five extant species of odd-toed ungulates* in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to Southern Asia. What is their scientific name? (Rhinocerotidae)

How fast can they run on land? White rhinoceros: 50 km/h, Black rhinoceros: 56 km/h, Indian rhinoceros: 55 km/h

What is the life span of the Rhino? White rhinoceros: 40 – 50 years, Black rhinoceros: 35 – 50 years

What is the height of a Rhino? White rhinoceros: 1.7 – 1.8 m, Black rhinoceros: 1.3 – 1.8 m, Indian rhinoceros: 1.6 – 1.9 m

What is the mass (weight) of a Rhino? White rhinoceros: 2,300 kg, Black rhinoceros: 800 – 1,400 kg, Indian rhinoceros: 2,100 kg

* Ungulates are any members of a diverse clade of primarily large mammals that includes odd-toed ungulates such as horses and rhinoceroses, and even-toed ungulates such as cattle, pigs, giraffes, camels, deer, and hippopotamuses.

© Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate* mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. Its species name refers to its camel-like shape and its leopard-like colouring What is their scientific name? (Giraffa camelopardalis)

What is the height of a Giraffe? Male: 5 – 6 m (Adult), Female: 4.6 m (Adult)

How much does a Giraffe sleep each day? 4.6 hours (In captivity)

What is the gestation period of a Giraffe? (13 – 15 months)

What is the mass (weight) of a male or female Giraffe? (Male: 1,600 kg, Female: 830 kg)

© Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved The leopard is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. It is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia Diet Leopards eat small hoofstock such as gazelle, impala, deer and wildebeast. On occasion, they may also hunt monkeys, rodents and birds. They often bring their prey up into the branches of a tree to eat it and protect it from other predators and scavengers Range Leopards are found throughout most of Africa and Asia from the middle east to the Soviet Union, Korea, China, India, and Malaysia. Leopards live in a variety of habitats including forests, mountains, grassland and deserts. © C opyri

[email protected] 2018.A ll ght w [email protected] Behaviour Leopards are nocturnal animals, meaning they are active at night. During the day, they rest in thick brush or in trees. Leopards are solitary, preferring to live alone. They are very agile and good swimmers. They are able to leap more than 20 feet. Reproduction Rights Reserved Rights Following a 90 - 105 day gestation, one to six kittens are born. The average litter size is two or three. Kittens weigh about one pound when they are born. They will stay with their mother for 18 to 24 months.

What is the mass (weight) of a male or female African leopard? Male: 60 kg (Adult), Female: 35 – 40 kg (Adult) © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved What is the name of this Australian animal? The koala bear

Is the Australian Koala Bear a bear? No, they aren’t even related to bears

Which animals are Koalas related to? The koala is related to the kangaroo and the wombat. The koala is a marsupial mammal. The reason the koala is called a koala bear is because the koala looks like a teddy bear.

How many cubs does a mature female Koala have? Breeding occurs in summer and most mature females produce only one young each year. The baby cub may weigh less than half a kilogram at birth and will remain in the pouch for seven months. After leaving the pouch, the koalas feed on a mixed diet of milk and leaves, grow fast and travel clinging to their mother's back. They are not fully weaned until they are 12 months old.

What does the Koalas diet consist of? An adult koala eats about 1/2 to 1 kilogram of leaves each night, but the nutrition they get from these leaves is poor. This leaves them with little energy, so they spend most of their lives sleeping.

How many hours does a Koala spend sleeping? Koalas sleep for up to 19 hours

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• Kookaburras use their laughing call to defend their territories and guard their mates.

• Their laugh is one of the most familiar sounds of the Australian bush.

• Early European settlers in Australia called them the “settlers’ clock”, because of their loud laughing choruses every morning.

• They are common around picnic areas, where they can steal food from unguarded tables – or even right off the grill.

• They can catch and kill snakes in the bush.

• In urban areas they also hunt mice and rats.

• They can live for more than 20 years and have the same mate for life.

• Young kookaburras stay with the family for several years. Family groups of more than 6 are common.

• Their greatest threat in suburbia is from the loss of trees due to development.

© Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved The Zebra Zebras, horses and wild asses are all equids, long-lived animals that move quickly for their large size and have teeth built for grinding and cropping grass. Zebras have horselike bodies, but their manes are made of short, erect hair, their tails are tufted at the tip and their coats are striped.

What does their diet consist of? Zebras are avid grazers. Both Burchell's and Grevy's zebras are in constant search of green pastures. In the dry season, they can live on coarse, dry grass only if they are within a short distance (usually no farther than 20 miles away) of water holes.

Caring for their young: When a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even the members of her family) away from it for 2 or 3 days, until it learns to recognize her by sight, voice and smell. While all foals have a close association with their mothers, the male foals are also close to their fathers. They leave their group on their own accord between the ages of 1 and 4 years to join an all-male bachelor group until they are strong enough to head a family. Did you know? At first glance zebras in a herd might all look alike, but their stripe patterns are as distinctive as fingerprints are in man. Scientists can identify individual zebras by comparing patterns, stripe widths, color and scars. Zebras have shiny coats that dissipate over 70 percent of incoming heat, and some scientists believe the stripes help the animals withstand intense solar radiation. The black and white stripes are a form of camouflage called disruptive coloration that breaks up the outline of the body. Although the pattern is visible during daytime, at dawn or in the evening when their predators are most active, zebras look indistinct and may confuse predators by distorting true distance.

© Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved How many species of kangaroos are there? There are over 40 different types (species) of Kangaroo. The smaller ones are usually called Wallabies. The largest is the Red Kangaroo. It stands taller than a man and can weigh 85 kg's. It is the largest marsupial in the world.

What do you call a male kangaroo, female kangaroo and a baby kangaroo? A male kangaroo is called a boomer A female kangaroo is called a flyer A baby kangaroo is called a joey

Interesting Facts The Kangaroo moves by hopping on its powerful hind legs. It uses its thick long tail to balance its body while hopping. A kangaroo can hop at up to 60kmh (40mph). It can also leap over obstacles up to 3m (10ft) high. Because of the unusual shape of its legs and its bulky tail a kangaroo can't walk or move backwards very easily. Kangaroos are found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are grazing animals that eat grass, young shoots and leaves of heath plants and grass trees. Kangaroos need very little water to survive and are capable of going for months without drinking at all. The kangaroo usually rests in the shade during the day and comes out to eat in the late afternoon and night when its much cooler.

© Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved Elephant Tusks - The tusks, another remarkable feature, are greatly elongated incisors (elephants have no canine teeth); about one- third of their total length lies hidden inside the skull. The largest tusk ever recorded weighed 214 pounds and was 138 inches long. Tusks of this size are not found on elephants in Africa today, as over the years hunters and poachers have taken animals with the largest tusks. Because tusk size is an inherited characteristic, it is rare to find one now that would weigh more than 100 pounds. Elephant Ears - The African elephant's ears are over twice as large as the Asian elephants and have a different shape, often described as similar to a map of Africa. The nicks, tears and scars as well as different vein patterns on the ears help distinguish between individuals. Elephants use their ears to display, signal or warn when alarmed or angry, they spread the ears, bringing them forward and fully extending them. The ears also control body temperature. By flapping the ears on hot days, the blood circulates in the ear's numerous veins; the blood returns to the head and body about 9 F cooler. The soles of the elephant’s foot - The sole of the elephant's foot is covered with a thick, cushion like padding that helps sustain weight, prevents slipping and deadens sound. When they need to, elephants can walk almost silently. An elephant usually has five hoofed toes on each forefoot and four on each hind foot. When it walks, the legs on one side of the body move forward in unison. Diet - An elephant's day is spent eating (about 16 hours), drinking, bathing, dusting, wallowing, playing and resting (about three to five hours). As an elephant only digests some 40 percent of what it eats, it needs tremendous amounts of vegetation (approximately 5 percent of its body weight per day) and about 30 to 50 gallons (130 to230 litres) of water. A young elephant must learn how to draw water up into its trunk and then pour it into its mouth. Elephants eat an extremely varied vegetarian diet, including grass, leaves, twigs, bark, fruit and seed pods. The fibrous content of their food and the great quantities consumed makes for large volumes of dung. Did you know? • The elephant is distinguished by its high level of intelligence, interesting behaviour, methods of communication and complex social structure. • Elephants seem to be fascinated with the tusks and bones of dead elephants, fondling and examining them. The myth that they carry them to secret "elephant burial grounds," however, has no factual base. • Elephants are very social, frequently touching and caressing one another and entwining their trunks. • Elephants demonstrate concern for members of their families they take care of weak or injured members and appear to grieve over a dead companion. • Lifespan: 60 to 70 years Size: Up to 11 feet Weight: 3.5 to 6.5 tons Gestation: About 22 months Predators: Humans

© Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved Interesting Facts about Meerkats 1. Meerkats live up to about 10 to 14 years or more. They suffer from poor vision at short range though they have excellent long range eyesight.

2. These animals exhibit altruistic behaviour when living in colonies or groups of about 25. One of the meerkats from the colony stands guard as a designated sentry while the others forage.

3. When a colony gets overcrowded the meerkats typically disperse and form smaller groups to ensure that there will be enough food for all

4. Meerkats share burrows with yellow mongooses and ground squirrels and in some instances, snakes. They are immune to poison from snakes and scorpions. They live near stony rivers and banks of rivers, deserts and on hard ground.

5. A meerkat will at some point kill its subordinates as a way to improve the position of their own offspring. On occasion they will also take part in wrestling matches and other social activities.

6. Meerkats can dig up dirt that is almost their body weight. They can look directly into the sun and signal with their tails which are also used to balance. They open or close their ears to keep sand out when burrowing and blink often to remove dirt from their eyes.

7. They eat snakes, spiders, scorpions, lizards, plants eggs and other creepy crawlies.

8. They survey the territory on their hind legs

9. A male meerkat can weighs up to 731 gm while a female will typically weigh 720 grams

10. These animals can run at a speed of up to 37 miles (59 kilometres) per hour.

© Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved © Copyright [email protected] 2018. All Rights Reserved Interesting Facts about Peacocks 1. Male peafowl is called peacock while female is called peahen. 2. They are one of the largest flying birds. Their length (including tail) can reach 5 feet. They can weigh between 8-13 pounds. 3. They are omnivores (eat both plants and animals). They like to eat insects, arthropods, amphibians, flowers, seeds… 4. Their main predators are tigers, leopards, mongoose… When they sense a danger, they fly and hide in the trees. They spend nights on trees for the same reason. 5. Family of peafowl is called "bevy". 6. Group of peafowl is called "party". 7. Beautiful and colourful tails are characteristic only for the males. 8. Colours of the tail will look different every time you change the angle of looking because of the reflection of the light. Tail feathers have eye-like spots, surrounded with red, green, gold and red feathers. 9. Tail makes 60% of peacock's total length. 10. Peahen chooses its partner by the length, width and coloration of the tail. 11. Peacocks are polygamous (mate with more than one female) and usually form a harem that consists of 2-5 females. Left alone peacocks are very sad and heart-broken. 12. Although very beautiful, peacocks produce unpleasant sounds. 13. Females lay 3-5 eggs. Young birds will hatch after 28 days. 14. One day old baby peafowl can walk, eat and drink without assistance. 15. Peafowl live up to 20 years both in the wild and in the captivity.