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Pictures of African Animals Red Bush Squirrel and Red Bush Squirrel Informations

Pictures of African Animals Red Bush Squirrel and Red Bush Squirrel Informations

Red Bush Squirrel is a species of rodents in squirrel family, which are found abundantly in Mozambique, Malawi, Somalia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Their natural habitats are in tropical or subtropical dry forests, tropical or subtropical moist lowland forests and tropical or subtropical dry shrub lands.

Red bush squirrels have a beautiful red bushy appendage. Squirrels are generally very small animals ranging in size from African Pygmy Squirrels, which are 7-10 cm in length and just 10 gram weight to Alpine Marmot, which are 53-73 cm in length and 5-8 Kg weight. They have slender bodies with tail and large eyes. Their fur is soft and silky and varies in sizes depending upon the species. Their hind limbs are longer than fore limbs. They have a soft pad on the undersides of their feet. Red Bush Squirrels are generally herbivorous and mainly feed on seeds, plants, fruits and nuts and occasionally on insects and small vertebrates. They have an excellent sense of vision and a good sense of touch.

Pictures of African Animals Red Bush Squirrel and Red Bush Squirrel Informations

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Pictures of African Animals Greater Red Musk Shrew and Greater Red Musk Shrew Informations

Pictures of African Animals Greater Red Musk Shrew and Greater Red Musk Shrew Informations

Greater Red Musk Shrew is a large species of shrew in the mammals family. They are endemic to Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo, Angola, Somalia, Ethiopia, Swaziland and Lesotho. Their natural habitats are in moist Savanna woodlands, coastal forests, temperate grasslands and rural gardens. Greater red Musk Shrews are also found in the southeastern parts of Botswana and Central Zimbabwe. They are generally confined to areas with minimum annual rainfall of 500mm; however, some of the animals are also found in areas with mean annual rainfall of less than 200mm.

Average size of greater red mush shrew is 16 cm in length excluding its with a further tail that is about 5-6 cm long. They weigh about 20-30 grams. Their tail is shorter than giant mush shrew. The overall body color of greater red musk shrew is reddish-brown while the underparts are grayish-brown. Greater red mush shrews are insectivorous and mainly feed on insects and sometimes eat mice and other small rodents. They have a lateral gland that emits strong odor, which marks the territorial boundaries of greater red musk shrews.Travel to Africa low cost!

Pictures of African Animals Greater Red Musk Shrew

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Pictures of African Animals Impala and Impala Informations

Pictures of African Animals Impala and Impala Informations

Impala is a medium sized African Antelope living in the open plains of Africa. They are commonly found in African Savannah, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Angola and Uganda. The animal gets name from a Zulu language word Impala.

Impalas weigh around 70-80 kg. They are reddish brown in color, have lighter flanks and white underbelly with a marking in the shape of alphabet ‘M’ on its rear. Male Impalas have lyre-shaped horns that can reach up to 90cm in length. Female Impalas do not have any thorns. Impala have a tendency to herd in large groups of more than 100 animals. They feed on grass, shoots, foliage and leaves. They tend to feed on whatever is readily available without waiting to search for food at one place. They frequently move from one place to another. When frightened or startled, the whole Impala herd starts leaping about in order to confuse their predators. They can jump distances of more than 9 meters and leap up to 2.5 meters high. Lions, leopards, wild dogs, cheetahs and spotted hyenas prey on Impala.