Marsupials: This is a special group of mammals that carry the young in a pouch. Most of these mammals live on the Australian continent but there are marsupials in South America too such as the opossum. There are more than 330 species of marsupials in Australia. Among the many marsupial spec...
Impala are animals that live in the light woodlands and savannahs of southern and eastern Africa. These medium-sized antelopes travel and gather in herds of hundreds during the rainy season. The rains bring an abundance of grasses, shoots, herbs, bushes, and shrubs for their grazing. In the ...
Monitor lizards and agamids live in Ethiopia, Far East and Australia. The ordinary lizards live mostly in the moderate zones of Europe, Asia and Africa. Iguanas can be found predominantly in America (two species at Madagascar and one on the Fiji Islands). The grass and coral snakes of the...
Lions are the only cats that live in groups, which is called a pride. Being more strength full within a group, they hunt on large mammals like buffaloes and wildebeests. Therefore, lions don’t have to hunt every day. After one large kill, the pride may not hunt for the next several ...
The African spurred tortoise can reach lengths of 83 cm (33 in) and weights of 105 kg (231 lb.). It is found in theSahara Desertand the Sahel; a dry grassland / savanna region that stretches across Africa from Mauritania in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east. ...
Rhinos generally live a solitary lifestyle. Black rhinos will more aggressively defend their territory while Indian and Javan rhinos have more loosely defined territory that may overlap. Sumatran rhinos, which live in more dense forests and vegetation are diligent about marking trails with feces and ...
The largest and most popular Namibian National Park is the Etosha National Park in the north of Namibia. Etosha is home to the majority of the Namibian elephant herds. Other elephant herds live in the desert in the northern parts of Namibia. Did you know that elephants cannot see well, but...
These dogs are predators that live in packs of up to 30 members. They’re remarkable in the way that they hunt together, taking down larger Kenyan animals (such as Wildebeests and other antelopes) and feeding on smaller mammals in between big meals. READ MORE: My Life Changing Experience in...
But as Gandalf replied when Frodo said he wished such dreadful things hadn’t happened in his time:“So do I, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” He also said: ...
Deserts can be very hot or very cold, but all of them have very little water. Animals that live in deserts need special abilities to live in such difficult conditions. Let's find out which animals live in deserts and what they do to survive. ...