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African Cheetah

The cheetah, also known as the hunting leopard, is a big cat that occurs mainly in eastern and southern Africa and a few parts of Iran. Wikipedia

 

Conservation status: Vulnerable (population increasing)
Eats: Flesh
Runs: up to 113 km/h
Weighs: 30 – 65 kg (adult male)
Measures: 70 – 90 cm high (adult male at shoulder)
Lives: 10 – 15 years
Gives birth after: 3 months

African Rock Python

The African rock python is a large, nonvenomous snake of sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of 11 living species in the genus Python. It has two subspecies; one is found in Central and Western Africa, the other in Southern Africa. Wikipedia

 

Conservation status: Vulnerable
Eats: Flesh
Moves: 1.6 km/h
Weighs: 30 – 50 kg
Measures: 3 – 4 m long
Lives: 8 – 12 years
Lays eggs: after 3 mths, eggs hatch after ±90 days

Hippopotamus

The common hippopotamus, or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus. Wikipedia

 

Conservation status: Vulnerable (population decreasing)
Eats: Plants and flesh
Runs: up to 30 km/h (On land)
Weighs: 1 500 kg (Adult male)
Measures: 1.5 m high (adult male, at shoulder)
Lives: 40 – 50 years
Gives birth after: 243 days

Common Ostrich

The common ostrich is one, or possibly two, species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio, which is in the ratite family. Wikipedia

 

Conservation status: Least concern (Population decreasing)
Eats: Plants and insects
Runs: up to 70 km/h
Weighs: 100 – 120 kg (adult male)
Measures: 2 – 2.8 m high (adult male)
Lives: 30 – 40 years
Lays eggs: after 6 weeks, eggs hatch after 35 – 45 days

Southern African Giraffe

The South African giraffe or Cape giraffe is a subspecies of southern giraffe raging from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Wikipedia

 

Conservation status: Least concern
Eats: Plants
Runs: up to 60 km/h
Weighs: 1 600 kg (adult male)
Measures: 5 – 6 m high (adult male)
Lives: 20 – 25 years
Gives birth after: 13 – 15 mths