PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The African Golden Cat is a medium sized species that weighs up to 28-30 lbs with a body 3ft long and a tail about 16 in. They live up to 12 yrs. They prefer to live in rainforest areas. Their diet consists of rodents and medium sized animals.
The Red-eared Nose-spotted Monkey are often found in groups of 4-35. They tend to be very quiet animals. Their diet consist of insects, leaves, & fruits. This species is endangered due to the loss of habitat caused by deforestation.
Western Lowland Gorilla is the largest of all living primates. An adult male can weigh up to 450 lbs & can reach up to 5ft 10in, almost 6 ft. Females are only about half the size of a male. They live up to be 50 years old. They live in groups of 2-20 individuals. They are also threatened due to the destruction of their habitat.
The Bonobo is similar to the ordinary chimpanzee, except for their smaller body weight, slender build, and longer limbs. Males are much larger than females. Their average height stands at 4ft, while the female stands at 3.5ft. Their diet consists of fruits, leaves, and pith from stems. They are known to eat insects and will hunt and eat small mammals.
The Clawless Otters have small blunt claws on all of their toes and lack webbing on their front paws. They have small sharp teeth for eating the flesh of their prey. Adult otters range from 30-38 inches in body length and weigh about 33-55 lbs. Their tail length ranges from 15-23 inches. Their diet consists of eggs and small animals such as frogs and crabs. They can be found in small swamps, ponds, and streams of rain forests. They are endangered due to the loss of habitat and pollution.
The Baobob Tree is leafless nine months of year and stores water in its trunk. People make homes in the base, and the tree produces edible fruit call the monkeyfruit. It can grow up to 25 meters tall and can live for several thousand years.
The African Teak has brown, green or yellow-brown bark. It grows up to be about 50 meters tall and a diameter of 2 meters. These trees are endangered because their cut down and used for their bark.
The Swartzia Fistulodia is a tree that can reach up to 70-90 ft. It can be found in dense rain-forests. These trees are threatened due to deforestation.
The Albizia Ferruginea is a tree that reaches up to 6-40ft tall. Their bark is known to be poisonous. They are usual found in lowland rain-forests and scrub vegetation. They are not endangered.
The Diospyros Crassiflora, also known as the African Ebony, is a medium sized, slow growing tree that reaches up to 25 meters. They are found in evergreen forest. These trees are usually found alone and are endangered due to deforestation and are difficult to replant because of their slow growing rate.
