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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.