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Exploring African WildlifeOur class is
traveling on a field trip to the amazing
continent of Africa.
As you find your way over lion inhabited plains,
across crocodile infested waters, over mountain
peaks ruled by silverback gorillas, and through
dense jungles occupied by man-eating pythons, you
and your partner will use what you have learned
about animal characteristics, habitat, and diet
to help you and your partner explore and
survive! If you survive, you will be an honorary
Junior Explorer and share what you have learned
with the class.

Click on the picture to begin your adventure.
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Sahara Desert You and your partner are
crossing the Sahara Desert. The Sahara is the
largest desert in the world. It is over 3,000
miles. Temperatures reach over 120 degrees and
there is no shade. There is no water or food.
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To help you cross this dangerous desert you must
choose an animal that can survive in the
desert. Which animal will you choose? Click
on the photo for your choice.
camel
Chimpanzee
warthog
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ChimpanzeeChimps are mammals. They are mainly
found in rain forests and wet savannas. While
they spend equal time on land and in trees, they
do most of their feeding and sleeping in
trees.They eat fruits, leaves, blossoms, and
berries. Their diet consists of up to 80
different plant foods.
Good try! Sorry, not the right animal. Click
on the photo to make another choice.
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CamelsCamels are mammals that live in dry areas.
The camel's hump contains fat (and NOT water).
The camel can go without food and water for 3 to
4 days. Camels are very strong mammals with wide,
padded feet. They have thick leathery pads on
their knees and chest. Camels have nostrils that
can open and close, protecting them from the
desert environment. Bushy eyebrows and two rows
of long eyelashes protect their eyes from sand.
Their mouth is extremely tough, allowing camels
to eat thorny desert plants.
Good choice. Click on the photo to continue your
adventure.
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WarthogThe warthog is a peaceful but
fierce-looking wild hog. It lives in savannas and
sparse forests in Africa. Warthogs are omnivores
(eating plants and meat). They eat grasses,
roots, bark, berries, and carrion (dead animals
that they find). When they are in danger, they
run and hide under trees.
Good try! Sorry, not the right animal. Click on
the photo to make another choice.
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SavannaYou and your partner are now crossing
the Serengeti Savanna. Africa's great savannas or
grasslands are a place dominated by sky and
rolling grassland. The grasses often grow 3 to 6
feet tall.For 5 months each year, very little
rain falls. Ponds and streams dry up and grasses
are easy to catch on fire. For the rest of the
year. 30-50 inches of rain can fall. Animals need
to survive both the drought (dry) season or the
rainy season.
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There are over a hundred of different species of
animals that live in the grasslands of the
savanna. Many grazing (eating) the rich grasses,
scrubs, and leafy trees. Which animal could you
find grazing in the savannas of Africa? Click
on the photo of your choice.
African Black Knife Fish
Baboon spider
Black Colobus Monkey
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BLACK COLOBUS MONKEY One of Africa's ten most
endangered monkeys, the black colobus can be
found throughout the rainforests between
southwest Cameroon and the Congo River. They live
in the forest's high canopies (tallest trees) and
are renowned for their jumping skills. They eat
seeds, leaves, fruits, and flowers.
Good try! Sorry, not the right animal. Click on
the photo to make another choice.
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Baboon Spider Baboon spiders or tarantulas, as
they are known outside Africa, are the giants of
the spider world. The baboon spiders are ground
living animals and construct silk-lined burrows,
or retreats under stones and rocks. They are
found in a variety of habitats such as dry,
grassland or savanna woodland. They are
nocturnal. The baboon spider hides and drags
their prey into the burrow. They eat other
insects, small mammals, and reptiles.
Good choice. Click on the photo to continue your
adventure.
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African Black Knife FishThis fish is a nocturnal
prowler found in the rivers of Africa.Being
predators, they will eat any type of live foods
small enough to fit in their mouths, such as,
live small fish, snails, earthworms, crustaceans,
earthworms, and mosquito larvae.
Good try! Sorry, not the right animal. Click
on the photo to make another choice.
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Africas RainforestYou and your partner are
hidden in the African Rainforest. You are
surrounded by the tallest trees that you have
ever seen. Plants with thick leaves grow taller
than you, because of the warm, moist air. The
air is also alive with the sounds of over 1,000
species of animals that live in the rainforest.
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What do you and your partner spy lurking behind
that tree?Click on the photo of your choice.
African Elephant
Okapi
African Crocodile
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African ElephantThe African Elephant is the
largest mammal living in the savanna or grassland
areas of Africa. Elephants have few natural
enemies except man, and they are in danger of
extinction due to loss of habitat and poaching
(they are killed for their ivory tusks). African
elephants average about 10 feet tall at the and,
weighing roughly 6 tons. Elephants eat roots,
grasses, leaves, fruit, and bark. They use their
tusks and trunk to get food. These herbivores
spend most of their time eating. Bulls can eat up
to 300-600 pounds of food each day.
Good try! Sorry, not the right animal. Click
on the photo to make another choice.
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African CrocodilesAfrican Crocodiles are
reptiles. Crocodiles are found in slow-moving
freshwater rivers and lakes. Crocodiles are most
at home in the water, but are able to travel on
land. Crocodiles are carnivores, eating a wide
variety of living and dead mammals and fish. The
larger species of crocodiles can be very
dangerous to humans.Crocodiles are ambush
hunters, waiting for fish or land animals to come
close, then rushing out to attack. As
cold-blooded predators, they can survive long
periods without food, and rarely need to actively
go hunting.
Good try! Sorry, not the right animal. Click
on the photo to make another choice.
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OkapiOkapi live in dense, moist rainforest
jungles near water throughout Africa. They are
known as the rainforest giraffe. The okapi isn't
nearly as tall as the giraffe. It only stands
about 1.5 meters (5 feet) tall. It's also a very
hard to study because its stripes and dark color
help to hide it in the forest and its quick speed
allows it to make a fast getaway whenever it
senses danger. The okapi is active during the
day, using fixed, well-trodden paths through the
jungle. They are herbivores, eating the lush
vegetation of the rainforest. The long necks
help them reach new leaves growing on taller
trees.
Good choice. Click on the photo to continue your
adventure.
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Highland MountainsYou and your partner are
climbing steep, rocky peaks. You are looking
down at breath-taking waterfalls, and dangerous
ravens. You are in the Highland Mountains of
Ethiopia.Some of the worlds largest mountains
are found in Africa. These spectacular mountains
are formed by a chain of eight volcanoes. The
mountains are home to one the largest populations
of different animals.Click on the photo to
continue your adventure.
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As you and your partner climb the Ethiopian
Mountains, what animal do you think you might
see?Click on the photo of your choice.
Lions
Wildebeest
Mountain Gorilla
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WildebeastThe wildebeest struggles for survival
in the harsh environment of the great African
plains. These animals, pursued by hungry
predators, migrate clockwise from the Serengeti
to the Mara Deserts, round and back again in a
never-ending cycle in search of fresh pastures.
Good try! Sorry, not the right animal. Click
on the photo to make another choice.
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African Lion
Lions are found in savannas and grasslands,
because of the animals they hunt for food. Lions
are the laziest of the big cats. They spend 16 to
20 hours a day sleeping. When resting, lions seem
to enjoy friendship with a lot of touching, head
rubbing, licking and purring. But when it comes
to food, each lion looks out for itself. Adult
males usually eating first, followed by the
females and then the cubs.
Lions live in prides. Prides are close family
units of about 15 lions. Lions use teamwork or
cooperative hunting within the pride. Cooperative
hunting enables lions to take prey as large as
wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, young elephants,
rhinos, hippos and giraffes, any of which can
provide several meals for the pride.
Good try! Sorry, not the right animal. Click
on the photo to make another choice.
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Mountain Gorilla The Mountain Gorilla is the
hairiest of gorillas its long, thick black hair
protects it from the cold of living high up in
the mountains. Facial features like wrinkles
around the nose called nose prints - are
different for each individual and are often used
by human researchers for identification just like
fingerprints for humans.Although strong and
powerful, gorillas are gentle and shy. Gorillas
have strong attachments to members of their own
group. Groups are led by one silverback male,
named for the silvery gray hairs that grow when
the male gets older. The silverback protects and
defends the group. He leads, deciding when and
where to eat, rest and sleep.
It is perhaps surprising that mammals as large
and strong as mountain gorillas are herbivores
(vegetarians), which eat 142 different of plants
and leaves that grow in the mountains, including
bamboo, wild celery, thistles, stinging nettles,
bedstraw and certain fruit. They rarely need to
drink since they eat so many juicy things
Good choice. Click on the photo to continue your
adventure.
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Congratulations! Welcome Back. You and your
partner are now
junior explorers.
You and your partner have successfully explored
and survived the African continent. Give each
other a loud, high-five ?
You have learned about the many different
habitats that make up the special landscape of
Africa.
You have learned that Africa is home to many,
many unusual and special animals. Some are
friendly, some are strange looking, and some are
dangerous.
Click on the photo to continue.
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Try some fun activity pages to help you check
your knowledge. Follow the directions to
complete each page. Good Luck ? Click on the
giraffe photo to open the pages and begin
working. When you have finished, print the
page. OR You can print the pages first and
fill in your answers while watching the Exploring
African Wildlife powerpoint again. To see the
powerpoint again, click on the zebra photo.
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Thank you for joining our exploration. I hope
that you and your partner have enjoyed your
adventure. If you are ready to leave your
adventure 1. Push the Esc (escape) key at the
top left corner of your keyboard. 2. Click on
the red X at the top right corner of your screen.
If you would like to view Exploring African
Wildlife again please click on the photo.