HERBIVORES –
THE GRASS-EATING ANIM
ALS
Although we saw many
diff erent types of
herbivore, my favourite we
re the elephants
and the zebra. We were fo
rtunate enough to
see a female family grou
p of elephants with
their infants, as well as tw
o young males
all alone. The picture of a
huge elephant
against the African night
sky will live with
me forever! As we watch
ed, we heard their
rumbling tummies – thes
e low groans and
grumbles are actually th
e elephants talking!
On another occasion, we
heard a baby
elephant trumpeting an
d roaring, while
practising a charge in case
he might have to
use it to protect himself.
noticed
ywhere and we
er
ev
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er
w
s
ra
Zeb
them.
ose to be near
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st
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eb
ild
w
that
n came
ry alert, so if a lio
ve
e
ar
s
ra
b
ze
e
Th
n for it,
bras made a ru
ze
e
th
d
an
g
n
alo
roup of
eest follow. A g
eb
ild
w
e
th
en
th
se the black
a dazzle, becau
d
lle
ca
is
s
ra
b
ze
dazzle
es confuse and
p
ri
st
e
it
h
w
d
an
. Baby
seen in a group
en
h
w
rs
o
at
d
pre
ut this is
dly long legs, b
d
o
ve
a
h
s
ra
b
ze
the same height
be
t
us
m
es
lli
be
r
a
because thei
ey’re sheltered in
th
en
h
w
so
s
nt
as their pare
.
lt to spot them
cu
iffi
d
’s
it
,
p
u
ro
g
SPARK
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