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Pictures of African Animals Vervet Monkey and Vervet Monkey Informations

Pictures of African Animals Vervet Monkey and Vervet Monkey Informations

Vervet monkey or simply Vervet is a small to large monkey that are found throughout most of the East and Southern Africa from Ethiopia and Somalia south to the South Africa. They are also found inhabiting Savanna lands and mountains even at height of up to 4000 meters from sea level.

Adult male Vervet Monkey ranges in size from 45-85 cm and weighs 3.5-7.5 kg. Females range from 40-60 cm in length and weigh 2.5-5.5 kg. Length of the tail of both males and females can range from 50-115 cm. Vervet Monkeys are mainly herbivorous and feed on variety of fruits, plants, leaves and seeds, sometimes on insects and small rodents. In Kenya and South Africa, they are classified as vermin, as they often destroy large amounts of crops. They live in a group of 15-20 animals. Vervet monkeys are grey or slightly greenish-grey in color with face, hands, feet and tip of the tail being black. A white band on their forehead make it easy to distinguish them from other monkeys.

Pictures of African Animals Vervet Monkey and Vervet Monkey Informations

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Pictures of African Animals Cheetah and Cheetah Informations

Pictures of African Animals Cheetah and Cheetah Informations

Cheetah is an amazing African animal that is an atypical member of cat family. Cheetah is unique in its speed while lacking the climbing abilities. Cheetah is the fastest land animal that can reach a speed up to 115-120 km/h and it can accelerate from 0 to 110 km/h in flat three seconds, which is greater than the fastest super cars in the world. They are commonly found in Saharan Africa, south of Sahara Deserts. The animal gets it name from Hindi word Cheetah that translates into ‘Spotted Animal’.

Whole body of Cheetah is covered in small round black spots measuring about 2-3 cm except the underside. They have a small head that is disproportionate to the body. They have high-set eyes with black tear marks running from corner of the eyes down the sides of the nose to the mouth. Tear marks help them to keep sunlight out of the eyes and to aid in hunting and seeing long distance. Tear marks act as the best visible distinguishing marks between a Cheetah and a Leopard. Cheetah is a carnivorous animal and feeds on small mammals weighing below 40 kg. Cheetahs can also hunt large animals like Zebra when they are in groups. Adult Cheetah weighs around 90 to 140 pounds, the height is about 30-35 inches, and the body length is around 45-55 inches.

Pictures of African Animals Cheetah and Cheetah Informations

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Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Black Rhinoceros or Rhinos are natives of eastern and central Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. As per 2006 census, the population of Rhinos all over the world stands at around 3600. West African Black Rhinoceros have been declared as an extinct species. Ina all, there are two species and five varieties of Rhinoceros. African species have black Rhinoceros and white Rhinoceros and Asian species have Indian Rhinoceros, Sumatran Rhinoceros and Javan Rhinoceros. Despite their hunting legally banned all over the world, Rhinos remain always remain in demand in Asia and Africa primarily for their valuable horn and also for skin and other parts of the body.

Black Rhinos are large animals with heavily armored body and very distinctive horn. Although the name is black Rhinoceros but actually they are grey or brown in color. Black Rhinoceros are almost hairless animals with hair growing only on their tail, eyelashes and ears. Their have two large horn made of keratins. Black Rhinos are herbivorous and feed on grass, leaves, shoots, thorny wood bushes, fruits and tree branches. They weigh around 1.5 ton and stand about 1.5 meters tall. Despite their huge weight, they can run at the speed of 45 km/h.