in the captivity.
BUSHSHRIKE
– The bushshrikes are smallish African birds that inhabit scrub or open woodland.
– Bushshrike diets consist mainly of large insects, but occasionally may include wild fruits and berries and sometimes rodents.
– They catch their prey by gleaning among tree foliage.
MARABOU STORK
– Size aproximately 150 cm.
– Weight up to 9 kg.
– Life span Up to 20 years in zoos; lifespan in the wild is unknown.
AFRICAN LEOPARD
– Leopards are fast felines and can run at up to 58km/h.
– Nocturnal animals, leopards are active at night when they venture out in search for food. They mostly spend their days resting, camouflaged in the trees or hiding in caves.
– They generally focus their hunting activity on locally abundant medium-sized ungulates in the 20 to 80 kg.
BURKINAFASO
ANOPHELES
– Anopheles mosquitoes are most active at two times: just before dawn and right after darkness sets in.
– The average life span of a mosquito is 2—3 weeks. It can be longer in ideal living conditions.
– Flight range is suggested to be usually 2—5 km, and up to 6.5 km in favourable conditions.
TSETSE FLY
– Tsetse flies are active during the hottest part of a day (diurnal animals).
– Tsetse flies feed on the blood of various animals. Mouth apparatus, called proboscis is shaped like a blade. It is used to penetrate the skin and facilitate sucking of blood.
– Adult tsetse flies can survive from one to three months.
TERMITES
– Dampwood termites are found only in coniferous forests, and drywood termites are found in hardwood forests; subterranean termites live in widely diverse areas.
– Termites are less likely to be attacked by parasites than bees, wasps and ants, as they are usually well protected in their mounds.
– Termites are found on all continents except Antarctica.
LOCUST
– By rubbing legs and wings against their body, locusts make a humming sound. They can hear this hum and a range of other sounds through ears on their abdomens.
– Adults grow to 7 cm (3 in) long, eating the equivalent of their own weight in a day.
– They can fly for 15 hours at a time. When a lot of locusts come together, they change color and form a swarm that can be miles wide, blotting out the sun and devouring every plant in its path.
GAMBIA
COMMON WARTHOG
– Warthogs can run up to 48 km/h.
– AV E R A G E L I F E S PA N I N T H E WI L D: 15 years.
– Spend much of the day foraging. Wallow in mud and shelter in burrows to escape mid-day heat. Sleep in burrows at night.
TREE FROG
– Many tree frogs can change their color for better camouflage. For instance, the grey tree frog can change its color from green to grey to yellow.
– Tree frogs live mainly in trees of forests that are in warmer climates, though some live in grasslands, marshes, or other aquatic environments.
– As adults, they are generally insectivorous and eat small invertebrates, such as moths, flies, ants, crickets, and beetles.
GAMBIAN SUN SQUIRREL
– Gambian sun squirrel. Banded hairs in yellows, browns, and greys give the sun squirrel a speckled olivebrown appearance.
– When a squirrel is scared and feels that it is in danger, it will at first remain motionless. If it is on the ground, it will run to a nearby tree and climb to safety, and if it is already in a tree it will circle the trunk and press up against the bark tightly with its body.
– Many juvenile squirrels die in the first year of life. Adult squirrels can have a lifespan of 5 to 10 years in the wild. Some can survive 10 to 20 years in captivity.
YELLOW WINGED BAT
– The yellow-winged bat has a total length of 58—80 mm and a body weight of 28—36 g.
– These notorious bats sleep during the day in total darkness, suspended upside down from the roofs of caves. They typically gather in colonies of about 100 animals, but sometimes live in groups of 1,000 or more. In one year, a 100-bat colony can drink the blood of 25 cows.
– The bats drink their victim’s blood for about 30 minutes. They don’t remove enough blood
