Pictures of African animals

Pictures of African Animals African Squirrel Monkey

The African Squirrel Monkey is a member of the order of primates with scientific name, saimiri sciureus. These monkeys are only as big as squirrels when they grow into adults, weighing between 700 and 1,100 grams and are only about 10 to 14 inches long. The male African squirrel monkey is biologically larger than the female, and has longer canines.

One may commonly find the African squirrel monkey in rainforests. They like to be within close range from vegetation since the latter protects them from preying birds.

African squirrel monkeys are frugivorous (preference for berries) and insectivorous. Occasionally, they also feed on tree frogs and mollusks.

The female African squirrel monkey is left to care for her young, which explains why social interaction is usually dominated by the female species. Like humans, the female African squirrel monkey can only give birth to a singular offspring. Male African squirrel monkeys only socialize with the females during mating season.

Pictures of African Animals African Squirrel Monkey

Pictures of African Animals African Squirrel Monkey

Pictures of African Animals Barbour’s Rock Mouse and Rock Mouse Informations

Barbour’s Rock Mouse is a genus of rodents that are native to Southwestern Africa. Their natural habitats subtropical or tropical dry shrub lands and rocky areas. The species is endangered by habitat loss. Other species, known as Pygmy Rock Mouse, are endemic to Angola, Namibia and South Africa. They make their habitats in rocky canyons, cliffs and other areas where there are numerous cracks, fissures and overhanging ledges.

Rock Mouse have a sharp lower point to their V-Shaped infra-orbital canal. Their molar teeth are intermediate between the ancestral cricetid style tooth and dendromurine style tooth. With their sharp incisors, rock mouse can gnaw wood, break into food and bite their predators.  Rock Mouse is generally herbivorous mammal. They usually feed on seeds, plants, vegetations, fruits, nuts and sometimes on insects and small vertebrates. Rock Mouse is a small-sized animal and has a very short breeding cycle. They have the ability to gnaw and eat vast variety of food items.

Pictures of African Animals Barbour’s Rock Mouse and Rock Mouse Informations

Pictures of African Animals Barbour’s Rock Mouse and Rock Mouse Informations

Pictures of African Animals Barbour’s Rock Mouse and Rock Mouse Informations

Pictures of African Animals Hare and Hare Informations

Hare or jack-rabbits are species of leporids (species of rabbits) that are well known for fast speeds. They can often run at speeds up to 45 mph. Hares tend to live alone or in pairs. In African folklores, hares are considered as tricksters and evil characters, often associated with witches.

Hare is normally a shy animal that may change its behavior in spring season. During spring, hares can be often seen chasing each other around the meadows to attain dominance and more access to breeding females. Occasionally, hares are also spotted boxing with one another during spring. Unlike other rabbits, hares do not bear their young ones below ground in a burrow. Instead, they prefer a shallow depression or flattened nest made from grass. Hares are generally larger than rabbits with longer ears and black markings on their fur. Diet of hare is very much similar to that of rabbits. Like rabbits, hares are also prized as food items and are prepared in the same manner namely, roasted or taken apart for breading and frying. Travel to Africa!

Pictures of African Animals Hare and Hare Informations

Pictures of African Animals Hare and Hare Informations

Pictures of African Animals Hare and Hare Informations

Pictures of African Animals Hare and Hare Informations

Pictures of African Animals Hairy Bat and Hairy Bat Informations

Hairy Bat is a species of Vesper Bats (largest and best known family of bats) that are endemic to Angola, Namibia and South Africa in the temperate regions and deserts. They have been designated as critically endangered species of bats. They are also found in the equatorial regions from Congo to West Africa. Angolan hairy bat is generally restricted to Northern Cape Province, West Namibia and southwestern Angola.

Upper parts of Angolan Bats have yellowish tinge unlike other hairy bats have light yellow or honey yellow tinge. Underparts are usually off-white or creamish with reddish-brown tinge. Hairy bats feed on insects; however, they are slow fliers and thus they usually hunt within 5 meters from ground. Hairy prefer to live in open woodlands and Savanna habitats. Angolan hairy bats favor arid and desert areas. Some of the species of hairy bats prefer to live in damp caves and also in hollow trees amongst leaves. Traditionally, hairy bats live in small colonies with tendencies to migrate locally.
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Pictures of African Animals Hairy Bat and Hairy Bat Informations

Pictures of African Animals Hairy Bat and Hairy Bat Informations

Pictures of African Animals Hairy Bat and Hairy Bat Informations

Pictures of African Animals Hairy Bat and Hairy Bat 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.

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations

Pictures of African Animals Black Rhinoceros and Black Rhinoceros Informations