Mammalia

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

Giraffe habitat

By Pictures of African animals

on March 21, 2011

Giraffe habitat

Giraffe is known as the tallest animal amongst the wild animals on this globe, due to its long neck. It’s really very strange animal, because if you will try to compare its body structure to other animal then you will not get, a single animal name. This wild creature looks like goat and cow also. Head part and body gives sight of horse, while shoulders and long neck seems to be like camel’s body structure, eyes are same as bull and design, color on body is same as the well known wild animal, leopard.

Giraffe habitat

Skin design gives a superb look to the giraffe. It’s really eye catching beauty. A giraffe has capacity to born one baby at a time. Pregnancy period in these creature are 14 to 15 months. Many species of giraffe can be seen in the forest. Reticulated is the most attractive giraffe. Giraffe which has the five horns can be seen in Kenya. That horn is used for the protection purpose from other big animal.

Giraffe habitat

How To Draw A Rhinoceros

By Pictures of African animals

on March 20, 2011

How To Draw A Rhinoceros

As rhinoceros is amongst the huge species of animals. It weighs around 1 tone or more. Basically rhinoceros are characterized by the size of their body structure. It’s not an easy task to make rhinoceros on paper, but if you want to do it, then keep on reading this article. It can be made simple in just few steps.

How To Draw A Rhinoceros

Firstly the body structure is made with the help of two oval rings, but one thing must be considered that the lines must not be dark. After this step, head of rhinoceros, ears, eyes and nose are made. Horns and feet are made at the last step of drawing.

Due to the importance of this animal nowadays people are taking care of it. If you wish to watch over this beautiful animal then you must approach to dense forest but you have to be extra careful as they could harm you.

How To Draw A Rhinoceros

White Rhinoceros Facts

By Pictures of African animals

on March 16, 2011

White Rhinoceros Facts

Everybody in this world wishes to have knowledge on several facts. Some people want to grab the information regarding events, Hollywood stars and the list goes on increasing. These days, one of the most famous subjects for gaining the information is animals. You can easily uncover several people who wish to gain the knowledge and information regarding the different species of animals. So if you are amongst them then keep on reading this article very carefully.

White Rhinoceros Facts

The White Rhinoceros gives a glimpse in the name. The Rhinoceros are found in total three colors. These colors are white, gray and brown. The body of the white Rhinoceros is very huge in comparison to others. The length of their body is approximately 12 feet. The weight of these Rhinoceros varies from 2,000 to 3,000 pounds at an average.

Amongst all the animals, the Rhinoceros is the center of attraction for those people who wish to list up the facts regarding the animals.

White Rhinoceros Facts
White Rhinoceros Facts

White Rhinoceros Facts

Pictures of African Impala and African Impala Informations

By Pictures of African animals

on June 15, 2010

Pictures of African Impala and African Impala Informations

The African Impala looks like a deer. Its habitat is found in the plains of Africa where rain is scarce. It is considered a survivor since it is a favorite prey of cheetahs, lions and many other predators.

The African Impala is a grazing mammal and its diet changes according to season but usually comprises of grass and leaves. Feeding grounds are located near watering holes since the impala requires postprandial drinking. It lives in herds for protection. This animal?s senses of hearing, sight and smell are extra-sensitive and are ready for use against predators. Furthermore, it is biologically gifted with a scent gland located above the hoof, which he uses as a tracking device.

The African impala population is composed of more females than males.

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Pictures of African Animals Sei Whale and Sei Whale Informations

By Pictures of African animals

on March 28, 2009

Pictures of African Animals Sei Whale and Sei Whale Informations

Sei Whale is the third largest living whale after Blue Whale and Fin Whale. Sei Whales can be found throughout the world in all oceans and adjoining seas. They prefer to habitat in off-shore deep waters. They avoid polar and tropical waters and semi-enclosed water bodies. Sei Whale is one of the fastest among all the species and can reach up to a speed of 50 kmph over short distances. Due to large scale commercial hunting and habitat loss, Sei Whales have been declared internationally as Legally Protected Species.

Sei Whales can grow up to 20 meters in length and weight up to 45 tonnes. Size of average adult males is typically 20-30 tonnes in

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Pictures of African Animals Elephant and Elephant Informations

By Pictures of African animals

on February 25, 2009

Pictures of African Animals Elephant and Elephant Informations

Elephants are the largest land mammals with three living species African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant and Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant. Elephants have appeared in cultures across the world. They are famed for their memory and intelligence. In Asian cultures, elephants are considered as symbol of wisdom. Once numbering in the millions, population of African elephants has dwindled to around 500,000 to 700,000 owing to the increasing human poaching. African elephants are currently found in 37 countries in Africa.

African elephants can be easily distinguished from Asian elephants with their much larger ears. African elephants are typically larger than Asian counterparts are and have a concave back. Elephants typically live for 50-70 years. Largest elephant ever recorded weighed 12,000 kg with a shoulder height of 4.2 meters (14 feet). Healthy and adult elephants have no natural predators. However, lions may take calves or weak animals. Elephants are herbivorous animals, spending 16 hours per day in collecting their food. They feed on plants, grasses, leaves, twigs, barks, roots, fruits, seeds and flowers.

Pictures of African Animals Elephant and Elephant Informations

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Pictures of African Animals Blue Whale and Blue Whale Informations

By Pictures of African animals

on February 25, 2009

Pictures of African Animals Blue Whale and Blue Whale Informations

Blue Whale is the largest marine mammal, which is believed to be the largest animal ever to have existed. Blue whales are found up to a size of 3.9 meters (108 feet) in length and a weight of 172 metric tonnes. Blue whale is not only the largest mammal but also the largest whale and largest living animal. Blue whales were abundantly found in almost all oceans until the beginning of twentieth century. Until protected by the laws and international communities in 1966, the population of blue whale became almost extinction due to largescale hunting. As per 2002 reports and estimates, there are around 10,000 blue whales worldwide.

Body of blue whale is long and slender and comes in bluish-gray dorsally and somewhat lighter underneath. Head is flat and U-shaped. Lung capacity of blue whale is about 5,000 liters. While breathing, blue whale emits a spectacular vertical column blow typically about 9 meter (30 feet), which can be up to 12 meter (40 feet) and could be seen from a great distance on a calm day. They can reach speeds up to 30 mph or 50 kmph over short bursts. Blue whales are difficult to measure due to their extra-ordinary sizes. Blue whales feed on crustaceans, small fish and squid.