Big animals

It can weigh up to 6 000 kilos and can eat up to 250 kilos of food every day. It can swim and uses its trunk as a snorkel. It lives to be around 60 years old and has poor eyesight and hearing.

• leopard

• elephant

• rhinoceros

• lion

• buffalo

This animal weighs about 1000 kilos and has a life span of around 30 years. It is said that this animmal is shy and likes to be in its own. It has two pointed horns on its face and a pointer upper lip. This animal is grey in colour.

• leopard

• elephant

• rhinoceros

• buffalo

This is a very fast animal that can run at a speed of 60 km/h and can jump onto rocks up to 3 meters high. It weighs around 60-80 kilos and has very good eyesight. This animal is nocturnal which means it sleeps during the day and is awake during the night.

• buffalo

• rabbit

• kangaroo

• leopard

This big animal weighs about 2000 kilos. It is the second largest animal living on land. It is much calmer than the animal referred to as its cousin. It has a squared upper lip because it eats mainly grass. This animal is grey.

• elephant

• buffalo

• rhinoceros

• lion

You can hear this animal roar from a distance of 8 kilometers and it is the biggest meat eater in Africa. They say that this animal is very lazy because it lies on its back between 15 and 20 hours a day.

• leopard

• wolf

• lion

• elephant

This animal is one of the most dangerous animals in the world when it is wounded. It weighs about 600 kilos, eats mainly grass and is a very good swimmer.

• shark

• buffalo

• leopard

• lion

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