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A frican leopards are spectacular hunters and are also very strong swimmers. They can run up to 36 mph and are known for their incredible agility and strength to climb trees while dragging up their heavy prey. Leopards drag their prey up the trees to prevent lions & hyenas from stealing their supper. The leopard is the ultimate symbol of power for many African People (more revered than lion) because of its courage & tenacity in attack. In these societies only men of high social standing may wear leopard-skin cloaks, and many secret societies have the leopard as their totem.

Black rhinos are mostly browsers; grasp and pluck food from trees, bushes and shrubs with their pointy upper lip. They live in eastern and southern Africa in open grasslands and floodplains, as they soak in mud or roll in dust as protection against sunburn and insect bites. They have two horns, which grow continually from the skin at their base throughout the rhino’s life (like human fingernails). Similar to hippos and giraffes, rhinos alsowalk on tiptoe because it allows them to develop stronger legs and carry their enormous body

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Mwanza Flat-headed Agama lizard, aka Spiderman Lizard, are sometimes called rainbow lizards because of the colorful displays put on by the dominant males. While most agamas are green and brown, dominant males show off by rapidly turning their bodies blue and their heads bright red or yellow. The’re diurnal creatures, meaning that they remain active throughout the day hunting for food, and basking in the sun. Males are territorial and must fight other males to claim their space.

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