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The fauna of Africa are all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna are found in the Afro-tropical realm . [ 1 ] Lying almost entirely within the tropics , and stretching equally north and south of the equator creates favorable conditions for variety and abundance of wildlife.
The longest walking road is from Cape Town, South Africa, to Magadan, Russia, and is 14,334 miles long. 17. Due to plate tectonics, Alaska moves almost three inches closer to Alaska each year.
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Mammals of Africa is a book series of six volumes from Bloomsbury Publishing. Published in 2013 and edited by Jonathan Kingdon , David Happold , Thomas Butynski, Michael Hoffmann, Meredith Happold and Jan Kalina, it describes every species of African land mammal which comprise 1,160 species and 16 orders.
The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa.It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth.Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies.
The first animals to travel to outer space were fruit flies. Interesting facts for kids. Bats are the only flying mammals. Tomatoes are a fruit, not a vegetable. Chihuahuas are the smallest dog breed.
The rock hyrax (/ ˈ h aɪ. r æ k s /; Procavia capensis), also called dassie, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, and (from some [3] interpretations of a word used in the King James Bible) coney, is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal native to Africa and the Middle East.
The modern cheetah appeared in Africa around 1.9 mya; its fossil record is restricted to Africa. [ 31 ] Extinct North American cheetah-like cats had historically been classified in Felis , Puma or Acinonyx ; two such species, F. studeri and F. trumani , were considered to be closer to the puma than the cheetah, despite their close similarities ...