Hey guys It's Kerry I'm looking at animals from Mozambique
in Africa elephant
during the civil war in Mozambique from 1977 to 1992
humans killed so many elephants for their lucrative ivory
elephants have evolved in the space of a generation
and now a large number are now naturally tuskless
before the war about 18 and a half percent of females
were naturally tuskless but that figure has risen to nearly
double in recent times
ninety percent of Mozambique's elephant population was slaughtered during the
war it is possible that this trait will be
reversed over time as populations recover from the brink of elimination
in c national park there are around 700 elephants
after years of civil war combined with habitat loss and
fragmentation there were only a handful of giraffes remaining in all of
Mozambique fortunately in recent years after
reintroductions and natural migration the giraffe population is estimated at
around 250 south African giraffes which is a
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pelican there is a large population on the
shores of lake Urema in the Gorongosa national park which is in the
center of Mozambique
pelicans live in swamps and shallow lakes
they use their long beak and large throat pouch for catching prey and
draining water from the scooped up contents before swallowing
lion lions are well protected in the national parks of Mozambique
their range is extensive up to 78 of the terrestrial surface of the country
generally lion populations are now increasing
there is an estimated number of 2700 lions in Mozambique at this stage
there is currently an anti-poaching campaign
to protect the lions
ranger patrols will remove snares traps and poison which is threatening existing
prides
zebra in Mozambique there's a species called
Selous zebra that are found in Gorongosa national park
their belly is partly striped and they have clean black and white banding
they do not have the brown shadow stripes like the Chapman zebra
zebras have very different temperaments to horses
they're far more aggressive and a lot more dangerous
zebras have been known to kick each other to death
they will viciously bite any human that comes too close
zebras are intelligent social animals although they cannot be tamed like a
horse or donkey and there are even many accounts of
zebras killing lions cheetah
there is good news in Mozambique biologists released a group of wild
cheetahs in a massive protected area in the Zambezi delta it's part of a
reintroduction project that's believed to be crucial to conserve the species
the area the cheetahs were released into is sizeable and unfenced and could possibly
support up to 100 cheetahs in the future all of the cheetahs seem to be thriving
in their new habitat and seem to have started fixed movement areas
in Mozambique the blue wildebeest is found in the Gorongosa national park
to help restore numbers south Africa moved a herd of wildebeest
to Mozambique
Nyala is a spiral horned antelope native to
southern Africa it is mainly active in the early morning
and the late afternoon it prefers water holes rather than open
spaces
African buffalo is also found in plentiful supply in Mozambique
rhino this is a white rhino with the square
lip I'm going to show you my black rhinos
which have the hook lip the next five animals are all endangered
they have two nose horns the longest known black rhinoceros horn
measured nearly one and a half meters their horns are used for defense
intimidation and digging up roots and breaking branches during feeding
the black rhino is smaller than the white rhino
it has a pointed and prehensile upper lip which it uses to grasp leaves and
twigs when feeding this is a black rhino with the hooked
lip the black refers to the hooked lip not its colour
south African penguin like all extant penguins it is
flightless with a streamlined body and wings different and flattened into
flippers for a marine habitat it is a pursuit diver
and feeds primarily on fish and squid the wild dog is one of the world's most
endangered mammals they can be found in northern Mozambique
blue whale the Mozambique channel represents a
migratory route for Antarctic blue whales and other whales
blue whales are critically endangered blue whales are the largest animals that
have ever lived on our planet and they are found around the globe in
all the oceans
Vincent's bush squirrel is endemic to Mozambique
serval is a solitary carnivore and active both
by day and at night mongoose
mongooses much like goats have narrow ovular pupils
most species have a large anal scent gland used for territorial marking and
signaling reproductive status
crocodile the extremely powerful jaws of the
saltwater crocodile are responsible for creating the strongest bite in the
animal world their strong teeth can be up to 13
centimeters in length these two characteristics and the
animals ability to hold its breath for long periods of time
make it the perfect predator for hunting large land mammals
they lurk along the water's edge and attack in a violent lunge at any
potential prey that approaches the water
hyena females are extremely masculinated
and the genitalia of females are almost indistinguishable from those of the
males the clitoris is enlarged and looks like
a penis and is capable of erection females also have a pair of sex in the
genital region which are filled with fibrous tissue
these look much like a scrotum but are covered with more hair than the males
scrotum thus males and females look extremely
similar the female has no external vagina and
must urinate mate and deliver young through the urogenital canal that exits
through the pseudo penis cleanse some matrilineal and females are
dominant over males
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