Hey guys it's Kerry I've got lots of wonderful big cats and
zoo animals today African elephant
they are the largest of all land mammals and play an important role in balancing
natural ecosystems they trample forests and dense
grasslands making room for smaller species to coexist
Asian elephant they have a very large and highly developed neocortex
a trait also shared by humans apes and some of the dolphin species
they have a greater volume of cerebral cortex
available for cognitive processing than all other existing land animals
Asian elephants are able to use tools similar to the great apes
they exhibit a wide variety of behaviors including those associated with grief
elephants reportedly head to safer ground during natural disasters like
tsunamis and earthquakes
elephants drink water at least once a day
and are never far from a permanent source of fresh water
unlike African elephants which rarely use their fore feet for anything other
than digging or scraping soil Asian elephants are more agile at using
their feet in conjunction with the trunk from moving objects they can sometimes
be known for their violent behavior
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tiger they usually stalk and hunt their prey
at nighttime they prefer large prey such as deer
and wild pigs they have a special liking for
porcupines despite the danger of injury from their quills
healthy large mammals are generally avoided
also on occasion they have been known to attack elephants and large water buffalo
cattle are occasionally taken from farms and some tigers thrive on domestic
livestock
after making a kill and consuming what it can
the tiger will deliberately attempt to hide the carcass from vultures and other
scavengers so they can enjoy another meal
Florida panther their preferred prey
is the white tail deer however they also hunt smaller animals
such as wild hogs rabbits birds and even racoons
lion they signify courage strength and power
they spend up to 20 hours of the day sleeping or resting
lions are the laziest of the big cats
a newborn lion has dark spots which fade as the cub reaches adulthood although
faint spots often may still be seen on the legs and underparts
lions are very strong skeletal muscles of the lion make up
58.8% of its body weight and represents the
highest percentage of muscles among mammals
leopard it is a solitary animal of the bush and
forest and is mainly nocturnal in habit although it sometimes basks in the
sunshine
it is an agile climber and frequently stores the remains of its kills in the
branches of a tree
it feeds upon any animals that can overpower from small rodents to water
buck but generally preys on the smaller and medium-sized antelopes and deers
it sometimes takes livestock and may even attack human beings
serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to his body size
due to the elongated metatarsal bones in the feet
ocelot it is an agile climber and able to leap to escape predators by jumping
on trees clouded leopard
they are incredible climbers reaching great heights in forest trees and
exceptionally nimble at staying above ground having adapted to a life in the
trees with rotating ankles for agility and
super long teeth to help them grasp prey up in the trees where they can't free
their paws to help
snow leopard they inhabit the mountains of central
Asia and the Indian subcontinent
It hunts at night and preys on various animals such as marmots wild sheep
ibex and domestic livestock
litters of two to four young are born after a gestation period of about 93
days
crocodile they are sexually dimorphic and adult
males are larger than the females copulation occurs in the water
and it is preceded by a complex courtship in which the animals signal
each other using changes in body profile touch and vocalization
chemical signals are probably also part of the courtship
the male then mounts the back of the female and both animals rotate their
tails so that their respective cloacae are brought into contact and
intermission of the male erectile organ is achieved
when swimming the crocodile places its legs back against the sides of the body
and moves forward by means of lateral wavelike motions of the tail
on land crocodiles hold themselves high and walk
on all four legs
its cantilevered tail also helps to balance the body
on entering the water they slide in on their bellies and push themselves
forward with their feet
with hatchlings the sex of the developing embryo is
determined by the temperature of the nest
while still in the egg the young signal that they are ready to emerge by
squeaking after uncovering the egg the female
helps open them with her tongue and carries the hatchling in her mouth to
the water's edge
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