Lion
Common Name: Lion Scientific name: Panthera leo Hausa Name: Zaki Size: 4.5 – 8.4 ft Male, 4.6 – 5.7ft Female Weight: 190kg Male, 130kg Female Habitat: Grassland and savanna, woodland, and dense bush. Feeding Habit: Carnivores, they tend to eat everything from tortoise to Giraffes, but tend to hunt the prey they grew up eaten, […]
Elephant
Common Name: Elephant Scientific name: Loxodonta africana Hausa Name: Giwa Size: 13ft tall Weight: 6,300kg (male), 3,600kg (female) adults. Habitat: Rainforest to sub-deserts, swamps, seashores and limit of montane forests. Feeding Habit: Herbivore. Gestation Period: 22 months. Lifespan: Up to 70 years in captivity. Conservation Status: Critically endangered. (CR) Group name: Herd.
Giraffe
Common Name: Giraffe Scientific name: Giraffa camelopardalis Hausa Name: Rakumin Dawa Size: 5.5m tall male, 4.3m tall female. Weight: 1,900kg male, 1,180kg female. Habitat: Savanna especially those with acacia and other thorny trees and bushes. Feeding Habit: Herbivores, the Giraffe browses higher than any other mammals, mainly for leaves of acacia and wild apricot, but […]
Zebra
Common Name: Common Zebra Scientific name: Equus quagga Hausa Name: Jakin Dawa Size: 1.1 – 1.5m tall Weight: 400kg. Habitat: Grasslands, savanna and open woodlands. Feeding Habit: Herbivores by feeding solely on grasses. Gestation Period: 12 Months. Lifespan: Up to 40 Years in captivity. Conservation Status: Near threatened (NT). Group name: Dazzle
Cape Eland
Common Name: Cape Eland Scientific name: Tragelaphus (tauratragus) oryx Hausa Name: Gwanki Size: 1.6m male, 1.2 – 1.5m female. Weight: 400 – 940-kg Male, 300 – 600kg female adult respectively. Habitat: Sub deserts, acacia savanna, and woodlands. Feeding Habit: Herbivores. Gestation Period: 9 Months. Lifespan: 15 – 20 years in captivity. Conservation Status: Least concern […]
Hippopotamus
Common Name: Common Hippopotamus Scientific name: Hippopotamus amphibius Hausa Name: Dorinar Ruwa Size: 1.4 – 1.6m (male), 1.3 – 1.4 (female). Weight: 1,600 – 4,500kg Male, 1,300 – 1,500kg female. Habitat: Water deep enough to submerge in, within commuting distance of grassland. Feeding Habit: Herbivore. Gestation Period: 7.5 – 8.5 Months. Lifespan: 40 -50 years […]
Striped Hyena
Common Name: Striped Hyena Scientific name: Hyena hyena Hausa Name: Sayaki Size: Average 1m, Head to tail. Weight: 22 – 55kg males slightly heavier than female. Habitat: Arid Savanna to desert margins. Feeding Habit: Carnivores. Gestation Period: 3 months. Lifespan: 24 years in captivity. Conservation Status: Near threaten Group name: Clan
Nubian Vulture / lappet – faced Vulture
Common Name: Nubian Vulture / lappet – faced Vulture Scientific name: Torgos trecheliotos Hausa Name: Ungulu mai kaho Size: 95cm – 115cm Weight: 9kg. Habitat: This vulture prefers to live in dry savannah, thorn bush, arid plains, deserts with scattered trees in wadis, open mountain slopes. They are usually found in undisturbed open country with a […]
Mona Monkey
Common Name: Mona Monkey Scientific name: Cercopithecus Mona Hausa Name: Mona Size: 41 – 63cm (male), 34 – 46cm (Female) Weight: 5kg male, 4kg female Habitat: Rainforest, towards the middle and top of the trees. This specie is also found in Mangrove swamps, galley forests, and woodlands. Feeding Habit: Omnivores, by eaten fruits, sprouts, young […]
Olive Baboon
Common Name: Olive Baboon Scientific name: Papio Anubis Famiy: Cercopithecidae (Old world Monkey) Hausa Name: Bika Size: 2.3ft (male), 1.97ft (female). Weight: Average of 24kg (Male) and 14.7kg (Female). Habitat: Native to Central sub-Saharan Africa (native to 25 equatorial countries) Feeding Habit: Omnivore (feed on insects, fishes, hares, birds, rodents and other primates). Gestation […]
