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Found in western Africa, including Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone,
and possibly Nigeria and Guinea. Weight: 158-248 kg) Height: 0.8 m Gestation Period: 184-204 days Life Span: 30-50 years Habitat: Rivers and swamps in dense forests Status: Vulnerable |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis) |
Toronto Zoo, July 2007 |
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Exists over 5 million years; had lived in Europe, Asia, Africa
and on the island of Madagascar; disappeared from the Nile River
delta in Egypt about 200 years ago. Now be found only in central,
western, and southern Africa. Weight: 3.6 metric tons Height: 1.4-1.7 m Life span: 30-50 yrs (50 in captivity) Habitat: Rivers and lakes surrounded by grasslands Status: Vulnerable (2006) |
| Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) |
Toronto Zoo, July 2007 |
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Distinguished feature: mane (mature male). Had lived from Africa to northern
Indian; now be found only in northern India and in African Saharan.
Wild Population: 400,000 (1950); 16,500-47,000 (2002-2004) Weight: 330-530 lbs Gestion Period: 105 days Life Span: 10-14 yrs (over 20 in captivity) Habitat: Savannas, grasslands, dense bush and woodlands. Status: Vulnerable. Endangered in India. |
| Lion(Panthera leo) | National Zoo(USA), Summer 1986 |
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| Lioness, Toronto Zoo, July 2007 | White Rhinos, Toronto Zoo, July 2007 |
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Exists since Miocene era. Two types of rhinoceros in Africa: white rhinos &
black rhinos. The difference is not in the skin colour, but in the shape of
the upper lip. The white rhino has a square lip and the black rhino has
a hooked lip.
Weight: 2300-3600kgs (male); 1400-1700kgs (female) Gestation Period: 16 months Life Span: 35-40 yrs Habitat: savannas, around water holes, mud hallows Endagered. Population: 11,330 in the wild. |
| White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum) |
Toronto Zoo, Summer 1990 |
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Found in two main regions of the world. Grouped
into the Old World monkeys in Africa and Asia and the New World
monkeys in Mexico and Latin America. Gestation Period: 4-8 months, depending on species. Life span: 10-50 years, species depending. Status: Not protected. Often tolerated in Buddhist countries. |
| Monkey | Toronto Zoo, July 2007 |
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Found in rocky mountains in throughout northern Africa, including Morocco,
southern Algeria, northwest Chad and Sudan.. Rare in its native North Africa;
Now, been introduced to North America, southern Europe and elsewhere.
Drink little water. Gestation Period: 160 days Life Span: 10 yrs (20 in captivity) Native Habitat: Rocky arid mountains Status: Vulnerable (1996) |
| Barbary Sheep or Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) |
Toronto Zoo, July 2007 |
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The largest of the three zebra species; pouplar with the zoos;
named after President Grevy of France received a gift of
the first specimens from Libria in the 1800s;
compared to other zebras, tall, with large ears and
narrower stripes. Distribution: northern Kenya, Somalia and
eastern Ethiopia. Gestation Period: 390-400 days Life Span: 18 yrs (25-40 in captivity) Habitat: Savannas, treeless grassland ro open woodland Status: Endangered; wild population - 2,000-2,5000. |
| Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) | Toronto Zoo, July 2007 |
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The largest living land animal; one of the 2 species of elephants;
the other is the smaller Asian elephant. Weight: 5-6 metric tons Height: 2.5-4 m Gestation Period: 22-24 months Life Span: 60 yrs (80 in captivity) Habitat: moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands, savannas, woodlands. Status - Vulnerable |
| African Elepaht (Loxodonta africana) | Toronto Zoo, July 2007 |
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The biggest subspecies of giraffe. The tallest of all
land-living animal. Originally, lived throughout Africa but now lives
only in Kenya and Tanzania. Height: 5.5 m (male), 4.9 m (female) Gestation Period: 14-15 months Life Span: 20-25 yrs (28 in captivity Habitat: Wooded savannas, open woodlands Status: Not threatened (low risk on IUCN list) |
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| Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) | Toronto Zoo, July 2007 |
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