South Africa wild life

South Africa has a large variety of wildlife, including snakes, birds, plains animals, and predators. The country has 299 species of mammals and 858 species of birds.

On of the most famous and one of the big five is the Cape Buffalo, because off its size and aggressive behavior it has little natural enemies. The Cape Buffalo is known to kill lions, hyane

and even humans. A other name for this creature is Black Death because of its black skin and aggressive behavior.

There is also the Kudo,there are two types of Kudo. Lesser Kudo and Greater Kudo. The Greater Kudo are the most commen in South Africa, and are a type of African antelope. They are fast and stealthy. The bulls got horn thats how you seperate the sex, and they are brown-gray with white stripes from the back to the middel part of the body. The Kudo are know to be peacefull vegetarian and are mostly harmless.

Lions are well known to be located in South Africa and are of curse one of the big five animals. The lions can kill almost any animals they come across. But there are animals they dont attack like Buffalo, rhino, elephant, and crocodile. The lions are know to be abel to kill and eat humans. The African lion are one of the greatest predators in the world.

The ostrich is the largest non-flying bird in Africa, and the largest egg laying bird in the world still alive. The ostrich can run at speeds up to 74 km/h because of its long neck and tall legs.

The black mamba.
Is one of the most deadly snakes not only in Africa but the world. Its called the black mamba because of its black mouth Normally, mambas have a dark olive, olive green, grey brown, or metal color. Some of them have a light band around their body. As mambas get older, their skin begins to darken.

The black mamba is the fastest snake in the world and can reach up to 20 km/h, all tho its known to only use this speed when hes running away. Also the black mamba injects poison to kill 10-12 grown men in one bite (120 mg) . But it can also deliver up to 250mg.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_South_Africa