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African Animals!

African Animals!. By: Megan. Contents. Habitats and the animals that live there.

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African Animals!

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  1. African Animals! By: Megan

  2. Contents

  3. Habitats and the animals that live there In Africa there are lots of different habitats. Africa has beautiful coast lines which is the home to millions of penguins. Next to the coast in the ocean there are many wonderful animals like : dolphins, whales, sharks, fish and seals. In some parts of the ocean there are coral reefs which are beautiful and amazing sights. African jungles are tropical landscapes home to lizards, frogs, birds, monkeys and many more. In some jungles they get up to 79 inches of rain a week ! There are many mountains in Africa most of which are very popular tourist attractions. These are the names of some of the famous mountains: Mt Kenya, Mt Kilimanjaro and Table Top Mountain. On mountains you can find : gorillas, baboons and monkeys. African plains called savannah are brilliant, peaceful land filled with animals. Zebra, cheetah, lion, leopard, hyena, giraffe, elephant, antelope and gazelle all live there. Africa also has deserts which are hot dusty landscapes. In deserts you might find: snakes, lizards, camels, hyenas, ostriches and scorpions.

  4. Lion (King of the Jungle) Type of animal: Mammal-Carnivore Habitat: Savannah Prey: Diet consists of animals as large as elephants and rhinos to mice and lizards! Weight: 250-550 pounds (a heavy lion is around 10 times the weight of me.) Length: 5-8 feet long Fabulous facts: Lions can be up to 14 years of age in the wild and 20 years in captivity. They learn to hunt when they’re 2 and are fully grown at the age of 5 or 6.The darker and thicker their manes are the healthier the lion. Lions live in groups called prides. A pride consists of 1-6 males and 3-6 females. Lions live in hot places and are camouflaged by the tall yellow grass.

  5. Penguins Type of Animal: Bird-Carnivore Habitat: Coast (South Africa) Prey : Fish (Pilchard and sardine) Weight: 2.2kg Height:18inch Fabulous facts: Penguins live in colonies (packs) of thousands of birds. They live on beaches on the coast but only where the water is very cold. Like humans they mate for life (form a couple).African Penguins are much smaller than many other types of penguin.

  6. Monkey Type of animal : Mammal-Carnivore Habitat: Mountains and jungles Prey : Monkeys eat berries, fruit and small animals. Weight: Monkeys can weigh up to 36kg! Height:46-66cm (Height varies depending on the monkey .) Fabulous facts: Monkeys live on Mountains and jungles and live in trees. In Africa there is a type of monkey called a guenon which communicates by movement of its head. Monkeys are able to live in the trees because their thumbs can grip branches and their tails help them balance as they swing through the trees.

  7. African Lizard Type of animal: Reptiles Habitat: Jungle (which is tropical) or the Desert! Prey: Lizards eat insects including crickets! Weight: Can weigh up to 54kg at the most! Length: 12inch-10feet at max! Fabulous Facts: Different types of African lizard live very differently some types live in Deserts however some live in tropical places (like jungles). The types of lizard that live in the desert eat small snakes!

  8. Endangered animals In Africa, there are lots of endangered species. These include: The Ethiopian Wolf, Black Rhinoceros, Cheetah, Chimpanzee, Rodrigues Fruit Bat, Gorilla, Leopard, Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat, Tiger and lots more. Endangered means that an animals population has dropped drastically and there are not enough adults left to breed and this means it could become extinct. Some endangered species have been protected either through being put into captivity or a temporary law put in place against them being poached.

  9. IUCN Red List IUCN stands for the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The IUCN Red List of threatened species is widely recognised as the best way to decide how threatened a species is. The Red List classifies animals between least concern to extinct. The categories they sort the animals into are: • least concern • near threatened • vulnerable • endangered • critically endangered • extinct in the wild • extinct

  10. WWF WWF is a charity that helps endangered species. WWF was created in 1961 and is now one of the biggest environmental organisations. WWF used to stand for World Wildlife Fund but has now been changed to World Wide Fund for Nature. WWF helps endangered species by: encouraging people to adopt an endangered animal by sending a small donation every month which will be used to help the species, putting the animal into captivity or putting in place a temporary law against them being poached. WWF is a charity that helps animals from all around the world including Africa.

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