Africa Flashcards
Bush Pig
Lives: forests, woodland, riverine vegetation and reedbeds in East and Southern Africa.
Mainly nocturnal.
Height: 26 to 39 inches at the shoulder
Weight: 121 to 331 lb.
Resemble the domestic pig.
Can be identified by their blunt, muscular snouts, small eyes, pointed, tufted ears and buckled toes.
Color: reddish-brown to dark brown, becomes darker with age. Both sexes have a lighter-coloured mane which bristles when the animal becomes agitated. sharp tusks are fairly short and inconspicuous. Unlike warthogs, bushpigs run with their tails down. Males are normally larger than females.
Can be very aggressive, especially when they have young.
They are omnivorous and their diet could include roots, crops or carrion, as well as newborn lambs.
Lives in forests, woodland, riverine vegetation and reedbeds in East and Southern Africa.
mainly nocturnal. stand from 26 to 39 in at the shoulder, and weigh from 55 to 150 kg (121 to 331 lb).
resemble the domestic pig, can be identified by their blunt, muscular snouts, small eyes, pointed, tufted ears and buckled toes. reddish-brown to dark brown, becomes darker with age. Both sexes have a lighter-coloured mane which bristles when the animal becomes agitated. sharp tusks are fairly short and inconspicuous. Unlike warthogs, bushpigs run with their tails down. Males are normally larger than females.
can be very aggressive, especially when they have young. They are omnivorous and their diet could include roots, crops or carrion, as well as newborn lambs.
Bushpig
Giant Forest Hog
Warthog
Hippopotamus
Masai Giraffe
Reticulated Giraffe
Rothschild’s Giraffe
Common Duiker
Kirk’s Dik Dik
Steinbok
Oribi
Klipspringer
Bushbuck
Sitatunga
Bongo
(Eastern/Mountain)
Lesser Kudu
Greater Kudu Male Front
Beisa Oryx
Roan Antelope
Sable Antelope
Common/Ellipsen Waterbuck
aka Gnu
Blue Wildebeest
Uganda Kob
Mountain Reedbuck
Bohor Reedbuck
Topi
Coke’s Hartebeest
Impala
Grant’s Gazelle
Thomson’s Gazelle
(female)
Gerenuk (aka Waller’s Gazelle)
Cape Buffalo (aka African Buffalo)
African Elephant
Grevy’s Zebra (aka Imperial Zebra)
Common Zebra (aka Plains Zebra or Burchell’s Zebra)
(adult female and calf)
Black Rhinoceros (aka Hook-Lipped Rhinoceros)
White Rhinoceros (aka Square-Lipped Rhinoceros)
Tree Hyrax (aka Tree Dassies)
Rock Hyrax (aka Rock Badger or Cape Hyrax)
Aardvark