Animal Adventures Africa

Animal Adventures
Africa

Africa is the world’s second largest continent after Asia and is home to over one million species of animals. With almost 12 million square miles of deserts, tropical rain forests, and savannas, Africa is best known for the “Big Five”. The Big Five game animals include the Lion, Leopard, Rhinoceros, Elephant, and Cape Buffalo. Several species are vulnerable or endangered due to hunting and poaching. The endangered animals in Africa include the Pangolin, White Rhino, Black Rhino, Rothschild Giraffe, Okapi, and the Grey Crowned Crane. The Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, and African Forest Elephant are all vulnerable species and must be protected.

Hedgehog

Hedgehogs are born with short, soft spikes that lengthen and sharpen as they grow up. These spikes help protect hedgehogs from predators by making them too prickly for other animals to grab or eat. Hedgehogs often add to their defenses by chewing up plants that are...

Hippopotamus

Hippos’ eyes, noses, and ears are on the top of their head, allowing them to see, breath, and hear while almost completely submerged under water. They’re strong swimmers and can hold their breath underwater for up to five minutes. Hippos aren’t normally very fast,...

Honeybee

There are three different types of honeybees. Most females are workers who forage for food and protect the hive, one queen is the single fertile female of a hive and spawns the next generation, and the male bees, which are called drones, stay in the hive...

Hornbill

Hornbills are known for being very noisy and having a wide range of cackles, calls, and bellows. They’re very social and gather in flocks of up to 100 birds. They typically forage for food in small groups or pairs and preen each other...

Jerboa

Jerboas are small desert dwelling rodents which look sort of like miniature kangaroos. Like kangaroos, they move around by hopping and when they’re chased they can reach speeds of 15 miles (24km) per hour. Jerboas’ tails can be longer than their heads and bodies....

Ladybug

Ladybugs have their vibrant color in order to appear poisonous and deter any predators from eating them. They primarily eat plant eating insects, and one ladybug can eat up to 5,000 insects in its lifetime. This makes them very helpful to farmers and gardeners who...

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback sea turtles are the largest turtles on the planet. They get their names because unlike other sea turtles whose shells are hard, the leatherback sea turtle’s shell feels leathery and rubbery. Leatherback sea turtles lay their eggs in the sand and as soon...

Lion

Lions live in prides of between 3 and 40 individuals where the females do all the hunting and child rearing. Most of the animals they hunt are faster than them, which is why lions typically hunt in groups so that they can work together to catch their prey. They...

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Loggerhead sea turtles get their names because of their oversized heads which some say resemble tree logs. Loggerhead’s have a much longer migration route between their breeding nests and feeding grounds. Female sea turtles travel over 7,457 miles (12,000km) to...

Milkfish

Milkfish have blue tops, silver sides, and white bellies that shimmer in the water. They don’t have teeth which leaves them only able to eat soft plants and invertebrates. Milkfish spawn in salty water and female milkfish can lay up to 5 million eggs in one...