Hey guys it's Kerry i've got lots of African animals today
and there are some extra cheetahs and an African elephant at the end
lion fortunately individual lions can be
dependably identified in an unobtrusive manner
lion whisker spots are similar to our fingerprints
every individual lion has a unique whisker spot pattern
more specifically the number and relative position of whisker spots on
the top row are used to identify individuals
prime territory for lions is near river confluences where prey animals come to
drink smaller prides are pushed out to the
margins
the lion is classed as a generalist hyper carnivore and is considered to be
both an apex and keystone predator due to its wide prey spectrum
hippo they have barrel shaped bodies with
short legs and long muscles their skeletal structures are graviportal
adapted to carrying their enormous weight and their specific
gravity allows them to sink and move along the bottom of a river
despite being semi-aquatic and having webbed feet an adult hippo is not a
particularly good swimmer nor can it float
it is rarely found in deep water when it is the animal moves by porpoise-like leaps
from the bottom
when under water the process of surfacing up and breathing is automatic
this process also happens when the hippo is sleeping underwater
it manages to rise up and breathe without waking up
hippos have small legs because the water that they live in reduces the weight
burden that the body places on the legs giraffe
as a male matures calcium deposits begin to form on his skull to protect it when
he head butts with other males these calcifications can be quite
pronounced giving the strange appearance of a three to five horn giraffe
they spend most of their day eating because they just get a few leaves in
each bite their favorite leaves are from acacia
trees these trees have long thorns that keep
most wildlife from eating them but those thorns don't stop the giraffes
they use their 46 centimeter tongue and prehensile lips to reach around the
thorns they also have thick sticky saliva that
coats any thorns they might swallow plain zebra or Burchells zebra
live in the treeless grasslands and woodlands in Africa
there stripes are especially wide becoming wider and more horizontal
towards the flanks and rear of the body they grow to 2.5 meters in length with
tail lengths up to 56 centimeters at the shoulder they are up to 1.45
meters tall and weigh up to 385 kilograms
Grevy's zebra is the largest of the equids and has a long head and neck and slender
legs the vertical stripes are much narrower
when resting at night zebras lie down while one stands watch to prevent an
ambush quagga it was a yellowish brown zebra
with stripes only on its head neck and full body it looks similar to the okapi
and went extinct in 1883 cape buffalo
African buffalo can inhabit practically any habitat with permanent water and
grass
it is a very robust species its shoulder height is up to 1.7 metres and its head
and body length is up to 3.4 meters and the tail can grow just over one meter
compared with other large bovids it has a long but stocky body and short but
thick set legs resulting in a relatively short standing height
they can weigh up to 1 000 kilograms
African wild dog also called cape hunting dog or hyena
dog this wild African carnivore differs from
the rest of the members of the dog family canidae
in only having four toes on each foot its length is up to just over one meter
with a 41 centimeter tail maximum African elephant
elephants live in a highly organized social structure referred to as a
matriarchal herd it is composed of 10 females and they're young
all of the females in the herd are directly related to the matriarch who is
typically the oldest and largest female
cheetah with reproduction receptive females
urinate on bushes trees and rocks a male picks up the scent and calls out
to the female with a series of yelps mating may occur immediately and
copulation lasts less than a minute they may stay together for a few days
and make several more times during this period an average of three to five times
per day
male cheetahs have swiveling penises it points back for territory marking
and points forward for mating
females often mate with several males both territorial ones and others
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