A lion’s roar can be heard up to eight kilometres away.
Lions are the only cats that live in groups.
Female lions are the main hunters.
Lions can go up to four days without drinking water, but they need to eat everyday.
Hyenas are not members of the dog or cat families
Hyenas are large, dog-like, carnivores.
Spotted hyenas are very social and live in groups called clans. Clans can have up to 80 members.
Spotted hyenas “laugh” as a form of communication to relay excitement or frustration. This vocalization can often be heard during a hunt.
Hyenas and lions often fight over the same territories and hunt the same prey.
Hyenas have been on Earth for 24 million years.
Crocodiles are closely related to dinosaurs and birds.
Their ancestors were much bigger.
They have a good night vision.
Crocodiles are fast over short distances.
Crocodiles have sharp teeth.
Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal in the world.
Madagascar is their Only Home.
‘Lemur’ Means ‘Evil Spirit of The Dead’ In Latin.
Their Groups Are Run By Females.
The Smarter a Lemur, the More Popular It Is.
Lemurs Are the Only Non-Human Primates with Blue Eyes.
Indri Lemurs Sing Together as Groups.
Both males and females sing, and research has shown that group members carefully coordinate their chorus by copying each other’s rhythms and synchronizing notes.
The solid and sharp quills, covering the body of this animal, serve as a mean of self-defense against predators.
The quills of this rodent are so sharp, that the animal can injure lions, leopards, hyenas and humans.
the Crested porcupines spend their daytime hours in dens, coming out to forage by night.
They are solitary foragers, taking long trips of up to 15 km each night.
They are the only snake that builds nests for its eggs. They live to around 20 years old. The venom of the king cobra is not the most toxic that is delivered by snakes. The female will guard the eggs until they hatch.
Wild boar is a close relative of domestic pig.
Wild boars can run up to 30 mph. They can jump over fences less than 3 feet high.
Wild boars are active during the night.
Wild boar eats both plant and animal-based food.
Pregnancy in females lasts 112 to 115 days and ends with 4 to 6 piglets.
Most gazelles are tan-colored, with white underparts and rump patch, a dark side stripe, and contrasting facial markings.
Gazelles are thin, graceful antelopes that live in Africa and Asia.
They resemble deer and are in the same family as goats, cattle and sheep.
Gazelles are known as swift animals. Some are able to run at bursts as high as 100 km/h (60 mph) or run at a sustained speed of 50 km/h (30 mph).
Gorillas have hands and feet like humans including opposable thumbs and big toes.
Some gorillas in captivity have learned to use sign language to communicate with humans.
They are highly intelligent and have now been observed using tools in the wild.
The name Hippopotamus comes from the Ancient Greek ‘river horse’.
An adult Hippo needs to resurface every 3 – 5mins to breathe. The process of surfacing and breathing is automatic, and even a hippo sleeping underwater will rise and breathe without waking.
The hippopotamus is one of the most aggressive creatures in the world and is often regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa.
