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1、AnimalsinAfricaAfricaishometothe"BigFive".Theyareknownastheseastheywereseenasthebestanimalstohuntandreturnhomewith.The"BigFive"areAfricanelephants,rhinoceroses,leopards,Capebuffalosandlions.Elephants:Largemammalswithalongtrunksthatserveassnorkels,drinkingst
2、raws,squirt-guns,trumpets,andfeedingtoolswhicharepowerfulenoughtoripbranchesfromtreesbutskilfulenoughtopickupapea.Theyhavehuge,sail-likeears,apairoftusks-thatgrowthroughouttheanimal'sentirelifetime,- andaropytail.TherearetwotypesofelephantsinAfrica:Savannah
3、ElephantswhichlivewidelyaroundthesouthoftheSahara.ThesmallestForestElephantsliveinsmallgroupsinwesternAfrica.Theylivein rainforeststodesert-likehabitats,swamps,seashores,andedgesofmountainforests.Rhinoceroses: Arewideandpowerfullybuilt.Theyhaveathick,darkgr
4、eyhide,whichisfoldedatpoints.Theirupperlipispointedandflexible.Therhinoisavegetarian.Iteatsmorethan200speciesofplants.Itisunpredictableandaslikelytochargeatyouastorunawayifyoudisturbit.Whenchargingarhinocanreachspeedsof30milesperhour.Therearefivespeciesofrh
5、inos,allofwhichareendangered.Theycanbeseeninwell-protectedreservesineasternandsouthernAfrica.Theyliveinmanydifferenthabitats,butusuallyliveindensewoodyvegetationandsometimesgrasslands.Leopards:Oneoftheroaringcats.Theircoatcanbeshadesofyellowthroughareddishb
6、rown,withsomealbino-thoughthesearerare-andtheyhavedarkspots.Theyalsooftenhaveawhitetippedtail.Theleopardiscarnivorousandhuntsawidevarietyofprey,everythingfrominsectsandrodentsuptolargeungulatessuchasgiraffeandbuffalocalves.Therearetwentyspeciesofleopards-th
7、isdependsonwheretheleopardlives.TheyliveacrossmostoftheAfricancontinent,withtheexceptionoftheSaharaDesert.CapeBuffalos: Abulkyanimalwhichisoneofthemostdangerousmammalstobefoundanywhere.Weighingabout700kgonaverage,withmuchlargerindividualsreported,thehornspa
8、nofsomematurebullsismorethanametreinwidth. Otherthanman,theyhavefewnaturalpredatorsandarecapableofdefendingthemselvesagainst(andsometimeskilling)lions,whowillattackonlyold,sick,orimmaturebuffaloes.Thel
