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African animals
African animals and their characters, habitats, diet and lifestyles.
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Zebra
Animals; African animals
Zebras are equids, long-lived animals that move quickly for their large size and have teeth built for grinding and cropping grass. Zebras have horse-like bodies, but their manes are made of short, ...
Kudu
Animals; African animals
The Kudu have stripes and spots on the body, and most have a chevron of white hair between the eyes. Males have long, spiral horns. The Kudu's horns are spectacular and can grow as long as 72 ...
The Giant Golden Mole
Animals; African animals
The Giant Golden Mole is an average of 20 cm (or 8 inches) long. They weigh just over 500 grammes (or nearly 20 ounces). They have a golden coat of short fur, hence the name Golden Mole. They roam ...
Eland
Animals; African animals
The Eland is the world's largest and slowest antelope. However, it has the endurance to maintain a trot indefinitely and can jump an 8 foot fence from a standstill. Both males and females have ...
Bushbuck
Animals; African animals
The Bushbuck has geometrically shaped white patches or spots on the most mobile parts of the body – the ears, chin, tail, legs and neck. Males make the markings more visible during highly ritualised ...
Porcupine
Animals; African animals
The Porcupine is the prickliest of rodents, though its Latin name means "quill pig. " There are about two dozen porcupine species, and all boast a coat of needle-like quills to give predators a sharp ...
Baboon
Animals; African animals
There are five different species of baboons, and all of them live in Africa or Arabia. Baboons are some of the world's largest monkeys, and males of different species average from 33 to 82 pounds. ...
