Ostrich Aardvark An ostrich is an African bird. It is the largest living bird. It does not fly. It runs very fast. The adult ostrich may grow to be ten feet tall. An aardvark is a mammal that lives The ostrich has large eyes and in southern Africa. The aardvark very good eyesight, to help him see uses it long snout to feed on his predators. Ostrich eggs are termites and ants. very large. Leopard Hyena Hyenas are carnivores. They have The leopard is a carnivore and very strong jaws. They also are member of the cat family. It has a scavengers. A scavenger feeds on spotted coat. The leopard can be dead prey. Hyenas often wait for found in the eastern and southern animals to leave their prey and will parts of Africa. The leopard’s finish what is left. The howl of a biggest predator is man. hyena sounds a bit like laughter. ©2003 abcteach.com Jackal Gazelle The jackal looks very much like a A gazelle is a type of antelope. dog. It lives in the grassland areas They are herbivores. They live in of Africa. The jackal is a noisy open grass plains, rather than the animal that yaps and howls to high grasses of the savannahs. communicate with family members. Gazelles have many predators, The jackal preys on small animals including man. and also eats fruit. Africa Predator & Prey A predator is an animal that hunts other animals for food. These Africa is a continent with many hunted animals are prey. In the countries. There are many different picture above, the lion is the habitats found in Africa, including predator and the zebra was its rain forests, savannahs, and prey. deserts. Africa is very diverse. ©2003 abcteach.com .