China is a vast and beautiful country located in the eastern part of the world. It is known for its breathtaking natural scenery, including high mountains, long rivers, and vast grasslands. China is also the home to man...
The natural habitat ofAleterix albeventrisis that of grasslands and savannahs in Western Africa. Because they are nocturnal, they need a hiding place to sleep during the day which can consist of leaves or grassy areas where they will be safe from predators. They prefer to hide under the cove...
23. There Are Cowboys (Csikos) in Hungary Csikos are the mounted horsemen of the Hungarian puszta, the vast grasslands and wetlands that cover half of the country. Csikos has lived and worked in the puszta for over a thousand years, caring for native livestock such as the Hungarian Grey Cat...
If these are the questions that keep you up at night, get ready for a deep sleep as you learn more about lions below. 1. Lions don’t live in the jungle “In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.” Erm, actually it doesn’t. Lions mostly live ongrasslandsandsavann...
1. Guinea-Bissau has a swampy coast, with forests changing to grasslands in the east. Most of Guinea-Bissau’s coastal lands are swampy and dominated by mangrove trees. The mangrove trees make an important habitat for various species of birds and animals. ...
The Latin name for the tiger is ‘Panthera tigris‘. They can live up to 26 years in captivity and in the wild. Tigers prefer to inhabit forests, grasslands and mangrove swamps. There are six distinctive tigers: Bengal, Indochinese, Malayan, Siberian, South China and Sumatran. ...
Common dung beetles commonly live across sub-Saharan Africa, but are absent from regions that are dry and devoid of herbivores. They are not found in Antarctica and their habitats ranging from desert to rainforests. They live in farmland, grasslands, and forests and they do not generally live ...
The secretarybird (also known as the secretary bird) is a large, long-legged bird of prey found in grasslands and savannas in sub-Saharan Africa. Although it can fly, the species is mainly terrestrial (land-living). It spends most of the day on the ground and roosts in trees at night...
Black wildebeest also cover large areas while grazing, preferring to move across open plains andsavanna grasslandswhere predators are easier to spot. The best places to find high numbers of black wildebeest includeMountain Zebra National Park,Mokala National Park, and theGolden Gate Highlands National...
Leopards are big cats found in Africa and parts of Asia. The rainforest is just one habitat in which this versatile animal is able to live; it's equally at home in savannas, woodlands and grasslands. The spots on a leopard's coat are called 'rosettes'. One way of telling leopards and...