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They frquently marshers feeding by forming a canopy with the wings shading the water surface attracting the prey in a shade
BLACK HERON (egretta ardesica)

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King of the Jungle

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The leopard may not be the biggest, but it is the strongest climber of the big cats in Africa. Known for their power and grace leopards are stealthy nocturnal predators with excellent night vision.

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The buffalo have a symbiotic relationship with many African birds such as the Oxpecker. They are often found eating bothersome bugs off the buffalo and will also warn the buffalo when danger is near.

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Weighing approximately three tons is the Common Hippo. It is the larger of two remaining species of Hippos in the world. From the early times of Egyptian writings, the Hippo has been considered a symbol of strength and fertility in their culture. The fact that the Hippo is so protective of her young is something that they highly respected.
There is plenty of aggression to go around with the Common Hippo herds. They may be very small with just a few members or quite large. Typically, the small herds are the result of a male that recently left a larger herd to start his own. When they are a bachelor male in a herd they don’t get to mate. That is often a desire they have and so they venture off to find a place where they can do so.
The males of a herd often fight among themselves for either mating rights or for space in the water. They are extremely territorial in the water but not when they are on land. In the water they will urinate and defecate in large circles. This is done to show others that the area is theirs and they don’t intend to share it.
They are very vocal animals and use a variety of sounds to communicate with others in their herd. The females and the males stay separated from each other as much as possible. The females with young tend to form sub groups and are even known to help watch out for each other’s young when necessary.
The Common Hippo has a huge appetite so it needs to find lots to consume every night. It can spend about five hours foraging for foods. It will eat a variety of types of plants out there. The average full grown adult will easily consume 150 pounds of food daily. They are well known to ruin large amounts of crops that the African villagers have in place for their own survival.
For the Common Hippo, they can mate any time of the year. You will find that it is more common during the dry seasons. Only the lead male of the herd is able to mate with the females. When they are in estrus they will give off a very strong scent that attracts that male. The mating as well as the birth of the baby Common Hippo will all go on while they are in the water.
It takes about 8 months after conception for the baby to be born. They can weigh from 60 to 100 pounds at birth. A combination of milk from their mother as well as eating plants around two months of age is their diet. The Common Hippo is a great mother and will do all she can to protect her young. When she is in the water it is with her and on land it may be suckling as she moves along to find her own food.

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A Marabou Stork arriving at its roost tree Serengeti National Park
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The Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) is a large member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae) found throughout much of Africa, but is absent from the west, where it is replaced by Varanus stellatus. Other common names include the African small-grain lizard, water leguaan or river leguaan (leguan, leguaan, and likkewaan mean monitor lizard in South African English.
Nile monitors can grow to about 120 to 220 cm (3 ft 11 in to 7 ft 3 in) in length, with the largest specimens attaining 244 cm (8 ft). In an average-sized specimen, the snout-to-vent length will be around 50 cm (1 ft 8 in). In body mass, adults have been reported to vary widely, one study claiming only 0.8 to 1.7 kg (1.8 to 3.7 lb), others state weights ranging from 5.9 to 15 kg (13 to 33 lb) in big monitors. Variations may be due to age or environmental conditions. Exceptionally large specimens may scale as much as 20 kg (44 lb), but this species weighs somewhat less on average than the bulkier rock monitor. They have muscular bodies, strong legs, and powerful jaws. Their teeth are sharp and pointed in juvenile animals and become blunt and peg-like in adults. They also possess sharp claws used for climbing, digging, defense, or tearing at their prey. Like all monitors, they have forked tongues, with highly developed olfactory properties. The Nile monitor has quite striking, but variable, skin patterns, as they are greyish-brown above with greenish-yellow barring on the tail and large, greenish-yellow rosette-like spots on their backs with a blackish tiny spot in the middle. Their throats and undersides are an ochre-yellow to a creamy-yellow, often with faint barring.
Their nostrils are placed high on their snouts, indicating these animals are highly aquatic. They are also excellent climbers and quick runners on land. Nile monitors feed on fish, snails, frogs, crocodile eggs and young, snakes, birds, small mammals, insects, and carrion. They are also the second largest reptile in the Nile river.
Nile monitors are native to Africa and the species is distributed throughout the entire central and southern regions of the continent, including Sudan and a portion of central Egypt along the Nile river. They are not found in any of the desert regions of Africa, however, as they thrive around rivers.

22/09/2017

One of the biggest bird on earth, it is capable of running upto 70 kilometers per hour, weighing about 150 Kg's (300lbs). It's only native in Africa. They have no ability to fly since they lack a bone called carina which joins to the fore limbs flexible for flight.
Since they are adapted to live in open grass land where there is a direct sun, they lack plumages on their neck, and thighs to regulate body temperature or for cooling mechanism.

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It lives in semideserts and can often be seen in the heat of the day basking on rocks or kopjes. The male's head, neck, and shoulders are bright red or violet, while the body is dark blue. The female is mostly brown and is difficult to distinguish from female agamas of other species. This lizard is often confused with the red-headed rock agama (Agama agama).

They use nodding of their head sometimes to alert others that they are the owner of the territory, their colors help them during mating season as the one that is more colorful do the mating.

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The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large African bovine. It is not closely related to the slightly larger wild water buffalo of Asia and its ancestry remains unclear. Syncerus caffer caffer, the Cape buffalo, is the typical subspecies, and the largest one, found in South and East Africa. The adult buffalo's horns are its characteristic feature; they have fused bases, forming a continuous bone shield across the top of the head referred to as a "boss". They are widely regarded as very dangerous animals, as they gore and kill over 200 people every year.
The African buffalo is not an ancestor of domestic cattle and is only distantly related to other larger bovines. Owing to its unpredictable nature, which makes it highly dangerous to humans, the African buffalo has never been domesticated, unlike its Asian counterpart, the water buffalo. Other than humans, African Cape buffaloes have few predators aside from lions and large crocodiles, and are capable of defending themselves. Being a member of the big five game, the Cape buffalo is a sought-after trophy in hunting.

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The vervet monkey known as Chlorocebus pygerythrus, or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus Chlorocebus. The five distinct subspecies can be found mostly throughout Southern Africa, as well as some of the eastern countries. These monkeys have black faces and grey body hair color, ranging in length from about 50 centimetres (20 in) for males to about 40 centimetres (16 in) for females.
In addition to behavioral research on natural populations, vervet monkeys serve as a non-human primate model for understanding genetic and social behaviors of humans. They have been noted for having human-like characteristics, such as hypertension, anxiety, and social and dependent alcohol use.Vervets live in social groups ranging from 10 to 70 individuals, with males changing groups at the time of sexual maturity. The mostly use alarm calls, contact calls specifically in regard to kin and group recognition and particular predator sightings.

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Vervet monkeys have four confirmed predators: leopards, eagles, pythons, and baboons.

12/09/2017

The African fish eagle scientifically known as (Haliaeetus vocifer),or to distinguish it from the true fish eagles (Ichthyophaga), the African sea eagle, is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. As a result of its large range, it is known in many languages. Examples of names include: visarend in Afrikaans, nkwazi in Chewa, aigle pêcheur in French, hungwe in Shona, and inkwazi in isiZulu. This species may resemble the bald eagle in appearance; though related, each species occurs on different continents, with the bald eagle being resident in North America. Something more to know is that as the photograph shows it's a third year Juvenile African Fish Eagle



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11/09/2017

Crocodiles sit on river banks with their mouths open to try and cool off especially on a hot day..that process is called basking... This is because they sweat through their mouths.

Each crocodile jaw has 24 teeth that they use to grasp and crush their prey. They are known to swallow stones to aid in the grinding and digestion of food inside their stomachs.

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10/09/2017

The long fur on the neck and back of a cheetah cub isn't just for looks. This hair, called the mantle, allows a cub to blend into long grass (and sometimes they look like a honey badger)And that is for Antpredation
also ups the cuteness factor in a major way.

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09/09/2017

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans) showing its fangs.

All of our adders have hinged fangs that fold back against the roof of the mouth when not in use. When the animal strikes the fangs are brought forward and extended much like that of a switch blade knife

These snakes have a potent cytotoxic (cell-destroying) venom that attacks tissue and blood cells. Other than immediate shock, symptoms include extreme pain, excessive swelling and sometimes blistering at the bite site. This could result in severe tissue damage. Fatal bites from the Puff Adder are quite rare and the onset of symptoms is usually slow allowing time to get to proper medical care.

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08/09/2017

Chimpanzees are humans closest relatives sharing 98% of genetic DNA. They live in communities composed of family groups, a community of chimpanzees can have as many as 50 members led by the Adult males.

Their main habitats are tropical rain forests, woodlands, bamboo forests, swamps and open savannahs. Chimpanzees are omnivorous and have a diet comprised of fruits, seeds, leaves, plants, meat and insects.

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07/09/2017

4 Fascinating Facts About the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

- Cheetah are not true cat, the cheetah’s claws are only Fixed claws . They function more as running spikes, to give the animal traction during high-speed chases, rather than as killing weapons.

- A cheetah’s short nose and broad nostrils allow it to breathe while holding the killing bite on its prey’s throat, and also to maximise its oxygen intake during and after the exertion of a high-speed chase.

-Cheetah have long tail to balance their body when running,

-Cheetah they have not Facial expression like other cats




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06/09/2017

The Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre is located in Arusha, Tanzania. It is a place where the past and present of the Tanzania's 120-plus tribes can be viewed in a single compound. The centre boasts of various carvings, gemstones, artifacts, clothing and books.

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06/09/2017

The lion has the longest larynx (or voice box) of all the big cats, and strap muscles around the larynx to pull it down towards lion's stomach. This helps to create louder, deeper, and more intimidating sounds that carry over a long distances.




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04/09/2017

Did you know ?
A giraffe’s Tongue averages at 50cm (20 in) in length ! The tongue has thickened papillae , which helps to protect it from the thorn in trees where they feed on.




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"One of the most amazing things about elephants is how quiet, gentle and majestic they are considering their size. This photo was in Ngorongoro Crater. It was such a quiet moment, and just watching this elephant have a flower snack was almost too good to be true."

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01/09/2017

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