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The giraffe’s tongue is long and mobile, up to 45 cm, allowing the Giraffe to precisely select food items. Although Giraffes drink when water is available, they can survive for a long time without water. In the north of the Namib Desert, observed Giraffes drinking twice during the course of six years of observation, and […]
The giraffe (scientific name – Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African animal and the largest of all terrestrial animal species. Giraffes live in arid regions ranging from open and wooded forests to semi-desert areas. They live in open grasslands or woodlands but their preference is a habitat rich in thorny acacia trees. The name giraffe has
The tallest of all animals, the giraffe is characterized by its very elongated neck and long limbs. Males, which are taller, range between about 4 and 5 m in height, with records of individuals up to 5.9 m. The shoulders appear higher than the rump, a feature accentuated by the long spines of the thoracic
Scientific name: Electrophorus electricusScientific classification:Phylum: ChordataClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: GymnotiformesFamily: Gymnotidae The adult electric eel is an elongated, snake-like animal that reaches 2.5 m in length and 20 kg in weight. Due to their serpentine shape, they lack caudal, pectoral, and dorsal fins; the anal fin is well-formed and extends almost the entire length of the body.
The last two surviving Northern White Rhino females in the wild were translocated from a Zoo in the Czech Republic. As these ex-Zoo animals have not yet been bred in the wild, under RedList rules, they cannot be included in the wild population for this Red List assessment. The largest private White Rhino subpopulation that
Since the white rhino evolved from the black rhino, they have a similar appearance. The biggest difference among the black and white rhinos is in the shape of the neck and the mouth. White rhinos have broad, flat lips 20 cm wide for grazing and the head cannot be lifted above the back. The upward
SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROS Order: PerissodactylaFamily: RhinocerotidaeRange or distribution: Eastern and Southern Africa. White rhinos live in savannas and grasslands; swamps when is dry season Herbivores. Graze on short grass and low savanna bushes. Lifespan: 25 to 30 years in the wild; up to 45 years in zoos. Size: Length 13 to 17 feet.Height 5-7 feet.
The northern subspecies were found in a past, west of the Upper Nile River, from northwestern Uganda and the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo northward into southern Sudan and adjacent parts of the Central African Republic and the southern border of Chad. A feature of the historical distribution of the species as a whole
The white rhinoceros and the Indian rhinoceros are partially selective roughage herbivores. White rhinos feed mostly on short, sweet, and appetizing grasses and do not ruminate because they are monogastric. White rhinos are dependent on water and drink up to 50 liters at a time with average water consumption of 12 liters per day. The
White rhinos lived in abundance alongside the indigenous people of southern Africa. The Zulus did not regard their flesh as edible and so did not hunt them. Only when white adventurers arrived with guns, and rhino hide and horns became a trade commodity, did the situation change. Animals were easily found waiting in the dry