AFRICA AND THE ANIMALS
Animals
There are more animal species in Africa than in any other
continent
The creatures include:
45 types of monkey and two great apes - our closest relatives, the chimpanzee
and the gorilla.
Around 2,000 different freshwater fish...
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AFRICA AND THE ANIMALS
Animals
There are more animal species in Africa than in any other
continent
The creatures include:
45 types of monkey and two great apes - our closest relatives, the chimpanzee
and the gorilla.
Around 2,000 different freshwater fish - one lake alone contains 200
species.
Marine mammals like whales, dolphins and porpoises.
1,775 types of bird, including the ostrich and the eagle.
Reptiles like lizards, snakes, crocodiles and tortoises.
Lots of creepy-crawlies such as butterflies, stick insects, termites, ants,
grasshoppers, dung beetles and many spiders.
Animals in danger
Several of the species in Africa are endangered
A species is said to be endangered when
there are so few of its kind left it could
disappear from the planet altogether and
become "extinct".
Extinct means when an animal hasn t been
seen in the wild for 50 years.
Elephants are killed for their ivory
tusks, which are used for jewellery and
medicine in some countries.
And although buying and
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