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#Elephant
#Answer1
I'm an African Elephant. At 10
feet tall and almost four tons I'm
the largest animal walking on the
Earth. As an older female I'm the
leader of my herd. We stay on the
move looking for the tastiest
trees and shrubs.
#Answer2
My trunk is my most unique and
useful feature. I use it to pick
up food, drink with, and give
myself a dustbath or shower. It's
strong enough to break a branch
but delicate enough to pick
up a peanut.
#Answer3
I only have one baby every four or
five years. When it's born it's
already three feet tall and weighs
200 pounds. I'll bet when you
were born you only weighed
about a hundred.
#Lion
#Answer1
I'm an African Lion, one of the
biggest cats. Males can weigh 500
pounds. By the time we're three
years old, we guys have this great
looking hairy mane, to show how
important we are. Hey, the
hairier, the scarier, you know?
#Answer2
A group of us is called a "pride."
When we can't see each other one
of us lets out a loud "RROAR." The
others answer the same way.That's
how we keep track of each other
and warn strangers to KEEP OUT.
#Answer3
I usually leave the hunting to the
female. She's quicker and better
at it than I am. I'll just wait
until the exhausting part is done
and then I stroll on over and get
the choice cuts. It's a darn
good life.
#Baboon
#Answer1
I'm a baboon. Unlike other
monkeys I spend most of my time on
the ground. I take to the trees
at night though. And especially
when hungry lions or cheetahs come
sniffing around for a snack.
#Answer2
A group of baboons is called a
troop. When we travel, the males
surround the mothers and babies so
that we're always protected. We
roam across the plains searching
for food and looking after
each other.
#Answer3
The baboon troop enjoys hanging
out and picking bugs and crud out
of each other's fur. It helps us
get along together and keeps our
fur looking beautiful.
#Rhinoceros
#Answer1
I'm a Black Rhinoceros. I can be
14 feet long and weigh 4 tons.
That's pretty heavy for someone
who just eats leaves and twigs. I
have a prehensile upper lip which
means that I can use it like a hand
to grab stuff. Especially food.
#Answer2
The famous horns on my snout are
made of something called keratin.
That's the same material that hair
and fingernails are made of. My
horn is sort of like a giant
fingernail!
#Answer3
I have lousy eyesight but a great
sense of smell which makes it easy
to find our communal dungheaps.
That's right, we all leave it in
the same place! The heaps are 20
feet long and 4 feet deep! Don't
try this at home!
#Cheetah
#Answer1
I'm a cheetah! The fastest,
coolest animal on earth! I'm
about 7 feet long when I'm wearing
my tail and I weigh up to 147
pounds. I can go from 0 to 60 in
3 seconds and I get great mileage.
#Answer2
I hunt alone or with a buddy most
of the time. Most cats pounce on
their prey. I like chasing it
down. I eat grazing animals like
gazelles, wildebeests and
ostriches, which, strangely
enough, taste just like chicken.
#Answer3
I'm well known for the fact that I
can run almost sixty miles an hour
for a short stretch. That's
faster than any other land animal
can run. And without sneakers!
Hey, I'll race you home! Come on!
#Giraffe
#Answer1
I'm a giraffe, and I always enjoy
meeting short people. Which
compared to me is just about
everyone. We're almost 20 feet
high so it's easy for us to eat
from tall trees, and see predators
from far away.
#Answer2
I'm so tall that when I drink I
have to spread my front legs far
apart so my mouth can reach the
water. It takes some time to get
up again so first I check around
to make sure sneaky lions
aren't watching.
#Answer3
Even though I'm very large, the
pattern on my fur helps to hide me
when I'm near the trees. For self
defense, I'm not only a champion
kicker but I can swing my head
down like a giant hammer!
#Oxpecker
#Answer1
Hello there. I'm an Oxpecker,
also known as a Tick Bird. How
was I ever lucky enough to get two
such attractive names? I'm about
7 or 8 inches long and well
I'm, uh... basically a vampire.
#Answer2
I spend most of my time perched on
big animals like rhinos and
giraffes. I look for bloodsucking
ticks on their hides and then
I um,..eat the ticks so I can get
the blood that's in them. Gross
huh? Sorry.
#Answer3
Although I do enjoy eating the
uh,.. blood-filled ticks, my
special beak is designed to remove
blood and scar junk from the
animal's wound. It causes the
wounds to heal slower. So far,
nobody's complaining.