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lion they have excellent sense of sight
like the eyes of other cats lion's eyes are especially designed for seeing at
night their sense of smell is well developed
lions mark their territories by means of scent deposits
necessitating a good sense of smell this also helps him to find kills made
by other predators lions and all cats possess a special
olfactory organ on the roof of the mouth called the Jacobson's organ
their grimacing gesture is called the Flehmen response
lions also have very good hearing they can turn their ears from side to
side to catch sounds coming from almost any direction
they can hear prey that is more than a kilometer away
they have strong muscles in their chest and front legs which enables them to
knock and hold down large prey powerful muscles and strong tendons in
the rear legs provide tremendous leaping abilities
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tiger they coexist with other predators such
as leopards Asiatic wild dogs brown bears and wolves throughout most of
their range
usually there is little interaction between the species especially since
tigers are mostly nocturnal and the other species are mainly diurnal
their long hind legs enables them to leap distances up to 10 meters
hippo hippos defecate in the water
their dung provides essential basic elements for the food chain
tiny microorganisms feed on it and then larger animals feed on these organisms
on land hippos large bodies make trails through the vegetation that other
animals may use for easy access to waterholes
because hippo's favorite food is short grass they keep these grasses well
trimmed which may also help to deter grass fires
hippos are an important part of the African ecosystem
hippo's teeth sharpen themselves as they grind together
the lower canines and lower incisors are enlarged especially in males and grow
continuously these incisors can reach up to 40
centimeters while the canines reach up to 50 centimeters
hippos mark their territory by defecation while depositing the feces hippos spin
their tails to distribute their excrement over a greater area
gorilla there are two species the eastern gorillas and the western
gorillas they are the largest living primates
a silverback is typically more than 12 years of age and is named for the
distinctive patch of silver hair on his back
snowflake was the world's only known albino gorilla to date although not the
only primate he died from a rare form of skin cancer
almost certainly related to its albinism
Snowflake displayed marked photophobia
which caused him to close his eyes repeatedly when exposed to bright lights the irises were blue
snowflake received the recessive gene from both parents causing his albinism
adult male gorillas have large apocrine scent glands in their armpits that
produce a pungent odour when excited or stressed
the silverback is the center of the troops attention making all the
decisions mediating conflicts determining the movements of the group
leading the others to feed sites and taking responsibility for the safety and
well-being of the troop
when in a threatening situation the silver back will ferociously beat his
chest produce loud scowling vocalisations and a pungent odour
he may also throw vegetation and charge of his opponent or intruder
leopards and crocodiles are large carnivores which may prey upon gorillas
humans are the greatest threat to all gorilla populations
due to the gorillas weight and muscular body they are considered to be
four to nine times stronger than an average human
warthog
with reproduction the male will smell the females urine
and genitalia to determine her reproductive status
he will fight with other males during the seasonal rut for the right to mate
they butt heads and push to unbalance their rivals
their facial warts cushion the blows and protect the eyes
the dominant male will then strut and pursue the female with a springy hip
rolling gait tail out and bent he will rest his chin on the female's
back or hind end before mounting her from behind
copulation is brief less than one minute
secretary bird is a slender long-legged
African bird of prey that feeds on snakes
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