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AFRICAN MAMMALS
BY
SANDISIWE DIAL AND CHUMANI PAMA
GRADE 5
NAME
CHARACTERISTICS
GIRAFFE
LION
BATS
The neck is so long the giraffe
must spread its front legs
apart so its head can reach
the ground to drink.
African bats fall into two
major categories large fruit
bats and smaller, insecteating bats, none of which
attack people
HABITAT
Giraffes are found in arid and
dry-savanna zones south of
the Sahara, wherever trees
occur.
Generally a tawny yellow,
lions, like other species, tend
to be lighter in color in hot,
arid areas and darker in areas
of dense vegetation. Mature
male lions are unique among
the cat species for the thick
mane of brown or black hair
that encircles the head and
neck. The tails of lions end in
a horny spine covered with a
tuft of hair.
Lions are found in savannas,
grasslands, dense bush and
woodlands. Lions are found in
savannas, grasslands, dense
bush and woodlands.
FEEDING
They occasionally eat grass
and fruits of various trees and
shrubs, but their principal
food source is the acacia tree.
Cooperative hunting enables
lions to take prey as large as
wildebeests,
zebras,
buffaloes, young elephants,
rhinos, hippos and giraffes,
any of which can provide
The wings, are formed by the
naked membrane of skin that
extends from the neck to the
wrist and between the fingers,
and finally to the tail. Wing
shapes vary from species to
species usually the swift fliers
have long, narrow wings while
the slow fliers have broad,
rounded ones.
Bats have adapted to different
foods such as insects, fruits,
flowers, pollen and nectar
(and blood in the case of
American vampire bats) in
some parts of the world a few
REPRODUCTION
They suckle from birth. By 2
months the young giraffe is
eating leaves and at 6 months
is fairly independent of its
mother.
several meals for the pride.
Mice,
lizards,
tortoises,
warthogs, antelopes and even
crocodiles also form part of a
lion's diet
Litters consist of two or three
cubs that weigh about 3
pounds each. Some mothers
carefully nurture the young;
others
may
neglect
or
abandon
them,
especially
when food is scarce
species are even carnivorous.
No vampire bats live in Africa
Usually one bat is born a year
to an adult female, which
nurses the young for up to 4
months on her very rich milk.