•People in Zimbabwe have had to adapt to the recent climate changes.
•They have also started to plant seeds that are more resilient to heat.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Animals of Zimbabwe
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| Cheetah |
•African Elephant (Loxodonta africana).
• Cape Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus capensis).
•Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).
•East African Collared Fruit Bat (Myonycteris relicta).
•Kenyan Big-eared Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida lobata).
•Large-eared Free-tailed Bat (Otomops martiensseni).
•Lion (Panthera leo).
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| Lion |
•Red Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus).
•Spotted-necked Otter (Lutra maculicollis).
•Springhare (Pedetes capensis).
Plants of Zimbabwe
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| African Starfish Plant |
•Plants grown in Africa tend to adapt by requiring less water than they would have usually needed.
Their seeds have also adapted to the warm and dry climate by sprouting easier and being more resilient to the heat
Animal Adaptations
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| African Elephant |
•The African Elephant also known as loxodonta africana
wallows in mud to keep cool. This helps to protect its skin
from the sun and insects.
•The ears also keep it cool. The skin behind the ears is very
thin and has many blood vessels, elephants often flap their
ears to aid this process.
•The teeth of an elephant are covered with hard ridges of
enamel and are adaptations for grinding plant materials,
hence elephants are referred to as “lophodont”.
Surrounding Areas
•Nyanga
•Pandamatenga
•Binga
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| Map of Zimbabwe |
•Kariba
•Kadomba
•Bulawayo
•Masvinga
•Harare
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