African animals

By Owen B

Cheetah

There is not an faster animal than a cheetah. The cheetah can run up to 110 kilometres per hour. The cheetah likes to eat other animals

from rats to antelopes.

Ostrich

The ostrich is taller and weighs more than a person. Also it is the fastest runners of

birds. He likes to eat anything.

Chimpanzee

The chimpanzee is our closest relative in the animal kingdom. Chimps are excellent at

solving problems and finding answers to tricky problems.

Giraffe

A giraffe is the tallest animal of all. When a baby giraffe is born its almost two meters tall. A baby giraffe is taller than some humans.

Elephant

The greatest land animal is a African bush elephant. The elephant has largest teeth, ears

and nose of any other animal.

Three horned chameleon

Chameleon live in trees. There are more than 160 kinds that live in warmer parts of Europe,

Africa, Asia. Chameleon change there skin colour to tell other chameleon about there

moods.

zorilla

A zorilla is also known as a striped pole cat. The African predator can frighten away

lion ,leopards and hyenas simply with there smelly rotten gas.