Wildlife in Africa

There is a huge amount of wildlife in Africa here is a bit of information on some of the animals in Africa. Lions The dominant predator in the savannahs is the lion; lions often hunt in groups called prides. Lions hunt gazelles, zebras, buffalo and much more. The lionesses do the hunting while the lion stays back and watches over the cubs. Cheetahs Cheetahs usually live in the savannahs and low woodlands. They hunt a variety of gazelles, springbucks and impalas. Sometimes they hunt young wildebeests and zebras. The cheetah is the fasted animal on earth it can run at a top speed of 113km per hour. Cheetahs are hunted for there fur. Cheetah cubs are also often killed by predators such as lions and hyenas. The Nile crocodile The Nile crocodile is quite common in sub-Saharan Africa. On average the Nile crocodile is between 4 metres to 5 metres and weighs around 410 kilograms. They are cold blooded and one of the largest reptiles in Africa. Nile crocodiles are very aggressive predators and they will eat any animal it can catch including each other if they are short on food. Nile crocodiles that live near villages often attack domestic animals such as goats, cattle, sheep, etc. They also commonly attack people. African Elephant African Elephants are extremely intelligent and are the largest animal in Africa. There are two different species of elephants in Africa, the smaller forest elephant and the bush elephant. They are hunted for their ivory tusks with about 70% of all poached tusks going to China. Some countries even allow the hunting of Elephants for sport.