Endangered African Animals
Endangered Animals of Africa African land houses a wider variety of animals than any other continent. ... With over one hundred different types of vegetation, it should be easy to say that Africa’s birds (more than 1,775 different species) and other plant-eating animals are well nourished. ... Although Africa has made efforts towards conservation, there are still many endangered species primarily as a result of human activity but also through natural environmental causes. In Africa there are numerous species that are endangered for a variety of reasons. When a species is endangered, it means that there are so few of its kind left that they could disappear from the planet altogether becoming extinct. ... These are just a few of the animals that used to run freely over the continent and are now on the endangered species list. Some other animals that are endangered, yet their populations still declining, are the Mountain Zebra, the Barbary Hyena, the Blue Buck and the African Wild Ass. Other animals such as the Black Lemur and the Barbary Sheep are considered vulnerable to extinction; while there are so few of the Red-Fronted Gazelle left they are considered insufficiently known. ... Humans continue to hunt animals and ruin their homes while they should be fighting to preserve the remarkable animals. There are several reasons for individual animals being endangered but it all stems from the environmental depletion. A lot of species are endangered because they are herbivores; because there are far fewer plants than once before and some of them are even endangered, herbivores struggle to find food. ... The most well know carnivore in Africa is the African Lion. The African Lion is the second largest member of the cat family next to the African Tiger. ... The female African Lion is smaller and lacks a mane, while the male’s most noticeable feature is the large patch of hair that encircles its face. ... These animals eat a lot, but only kill when they are hungry which is on average, about once every three to four days.