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African elephant predators

By Pictures of African animals

on July 20, 2011

African elephant predators

Elephant are categorized in two species named as African and Asian elephant. These mammals have the greatest size on this vast ground. Due to their huge size, none wild animals want to attack on these, or we can say there is no elephant predator. But for the elephant baby, there is little bit need of caring against the attack of crocodile, leopard and lion. For the protection purpose these mammals are safe in park and zoo.

African elephant predators

I am feeling very sorry to say that human also pay a very important role in hunting of elephant. Tusks and skin of elephant is in demand so people kill them for a little benefit. From 19th century the percentage of hunting is increasing with the fast rate. After some estimation, scientists have told if any protective action will not be taken under time then this species of elephant could be vanished.

As we know, this species of elephant are going to vanish from root so we have to protect them from other predators by taking proper action against predators of elephant.

African elephant predators

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Facts about elephant

By Pictures of African animals

on March 23, 2011

Facts about elephant

As we see the biggest sized creature, an eagerness and curiosity wakes up to know the real facts of their life. To know about real and interesting facts related to the elephants, no need to go anywhere else, only read this articles carefully. We start with the structure of this amazing mortal. Flap sized ear of African elephants is bigger than the other elephants. They use their big ears for protection from threats and keep themselves cool.

Facts about elephant

Form the ancient times, the elephants plays an important role in the war. 80 gallon water is consumed by this mammal in a single day. These have the great smelling power for water, as they can smell this from three miles of distance. And do you know that an elephant can swim also. One surprising fact is – an elephant has very low power of hearing, in spite of having flap shaped ears. The living age of these mammals is 70 years only. These consume 16 hours in one day only for eating the food, now by this time you can imagine the quantity of food.

Almost features and characteristics of elephant have been covered in above article. For more information about the facts related elephant, read this article with interest.

Facts about elephant

The African giraffe

By Pictures of African animals

on March 16, 2011

The African giraffe

If you have a great wish to spend your holidays among wild animals then Africa is the fantastic place where you can make sweet memories with the lovable giraffe. Peaceful and joyful scene can be seen in Africa. From the ancient time Africa is famous for giraffe and other wild animal’s activity. African giraffe have some especial features like awesome appearance, weird form, innocuous nature and huge height. Giraffe moves in semi circle area in group. The long height of these creature helps in good communication to each other while they are at long distances.

The African giraffe

When we see from the front then it looks as the front legs are longer than hind legs, but in fact that are slight longer. The average height of healthy giraffe is 5.2 meters and weight is 1,400 kg approx. That lives up to 28 years. A baby is born after 15 month duration of pregnancy.

You can see the different species and subspecies of giraffe only in the African forest easily.

The African giraffe

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The Big Five Animals Of Africa

By Pictures of African animals

on January 5, 2011

The Big Five Animals Of Africa

There are several people who wish to visit South Africa to enjoy their vocations. People choose this place to spend their vocations because they can enjoy the presence of dense forests and the dangerous animals around them. Africa is the best suited place to make your vocations more adventurous.

It is most famous for its big five animals. These five animals are leopard, lion, buffalo, rhino and elephants. You can also see white elephant at this place. If you wish to enjoy the presence of these five animals around you then you should visit this place as soon as possible.

South Africa is amongst the most recommended place to spend the adventurous holidays. It is really very creepy to spend the holidays amongst these five animals. You can enjoy the presence of several species of these five big animals of South Africa. So what are you waiting for now? Just pack your bags and plan a tour to this amazing place.

The Big Five Animals Of Africa

Pictures of African Animals Vervet Monkey and Vervet Monkey Informations

By Pictures of African animals

on March 17, 2009

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.

Pictures of African Animals Leopard and Leopard Informations

By Pictures of African animals

on December 25, 2008

Pictures of African Animals Leopard and Leopard Informations

Leopard is the smallest of four ‘big cats’ family comprising of lion, tiger, leopard and jaguar. Due to large-scale hunting, poaching and loss of habitat, the population of leopard has drastically reduced all over the world and now it can be mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although fragmented population of Leopard can be seen in India, Indochina, Malaysia and China but more or less leopard had been declared as ‘Near Threatened’ species.

Leopards have relatively short legs as compared to its long body. They have a large skull and physically it resembles jaguar. Its fur is marked with rosettes, which lack internal spots unlike jaguars. They weigh around 1501-70 ponds and their body length is about 6-7 feet. They are keen hunters and feed on a variety of food ranging from small rodents to extremely large animals like giraffe or buffalo. They are extremely agile and can climb a tree very swiftly. They can run up to a speed of 60 km/h. Leopards are famous as opportunistic hunters that hunt silently and alone. Leopards can consume any animal that they can catch and hunt.

Pictures of African Animals Leopard and Leopard Informations

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Pictures of African Animals Lion and Lion Informations

By Pictures of African animals

on December 21, 2008

Pictures of African Animals Lion and Lion Informations

Sandy colored carnivorous animal Lion belongs to the family of four ‘big cats’. Lion is the second largest living cat after tiger. Wild lions can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia. Northwestern India has critically endangered population of Lions whereas Lions have altogether disappeared from North Africa, Middle East and Western Asia. Lions typical inhabit at savanna and grasslands. The population of Lions has reduced by about 30-50 percent during the last two decades.

Lions are large animals with a weight of around 200-250 kg and a height of about 1.2 meters. Lions seldom live for more than eight years whereas lionesses in secure habitat can survive up to 12-14 years. In captivity, both the lions and lionesses can live up to 20 years. Lions hunt in groups with lionesses as the most active hunter, which are well known for their precise hunting skills and teamwork. They feed on large animals like zebras and giraffes. Lions generally do not selectively hunt humans however there have been several cases of man-eaters throughout the world.