Africa Savannas Bestiary

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# appearing: Lone = 1, Group = 1 - 4, Herd = 5 – infinity.

Size: small 1 oz. – 100 lbs, medium = 100 lbs to 300 lbs, Large = 300 lbs +

Africa Savannas Bestiary

African elephant – (10) Never forgetting and being afraid of mice.

Notes: The largest living land animal, strong social bonds, average about 10 feet (3 m) tall at the shoulder, weighing roughly 6 tons (5,400 kg). Both males and females have tusks (large, pointed ivory teeth).

African wild cat – (1) Playing with yarn and coughing up hairballs.

Notes: Small, fierce cats that live in forests, grasslands, and brush lands in Africa and the Middle East, generally nocturnal, excellent climbers, and are about 50 percent larger than domesticated (tame) cats.

Baboon - (2) Baring fangs and flinging poo.

Notes: The largest type of monkey, noisy, ferocious, lives in groups called troops which vary in size from a few individuals to up to several hundred members; grow to be about 35 inches (90 cm) long. Baboons weigh from 30 to 100 pounds (14 to 45 kg).

Buffalo – (4) stampedes and good eatin’

Notes: Usually lives in large herds of up to a thousand animals. Cape Buffalo can run up to 37 miles per hour (60 kph).

Cape hunting dog – (2) humping legs, pinching loafs.

Notes: A rare wild dog that wanders the plains, grasslands and lowland forests very social animal that lives in groups, can run over 30 mph (48 km per hour),

has large ears, sharp eyes, and a keen sense of smell. Adults weigh 45-80 pounds (20-36 kg) and are 30-38 inches (76-112 cm) long.

Cheetah – (3) Haulin’ ass, eatin’ Cheetos

Notes: The fastest land animal can run up to 65 miles per hour (100 kph) in short bursts when they are hunting. Shy and are not very sociable with each other.

are up to 7 feet (2.15 m) long, weighing up to 125 pounds (55 kg

Hyena - Laughing, picking scraps

Notes: live in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, and in parts of the Middle East and Asia. They are territorial, social animals that live in large groups called clans,

strong runners weigh from 82 to 190 pounds (37-86 kg).

Jackal – (2) Having a ‘day’

Notes: live singly or in pairs, but are sometimes found in loose packs of related individuals.

Leopard – (3) Not changing their spots.

Notes: They hunt mostly at night; fast runners, good swimmers and excellent tree climbers, grow to be about 3.5-5.5 feet (1-1.7 m) long weigh from 65 to 175 pounds (30-80 kg).

Lion – (5) Being King of the jungle, singing ‘cycle of life’.

Notes: grow to be up to 6 feet (1.8 m) long and weigh up to 420 pounds (190 kg

prides have up to 25 lions in them. The home territory of a pride can cover 100 square miles (260 square km). Lions are nocturnal (more active at night).

Rhinoceros - (7) Playing the horn, putting out fires

Notes: a large, fast moving mammal with thick skin and one or two nose horns, are from 3 1/2 feet to 6 1/2 (1 to 2 m) tall at the shoulder and weigh from 2,400 to 5,000 pounds (1000 to 2300 kg).