The African Veld By Honey Hounsell

LIONS Lions are big cats. They hunt for their prey. They live in a group or family unit called a pride. Only male Lions have a long mane of hair. Lions eat zebras and wildebeest. lion/?sourc=abt _c_topics_aflions lion/?sourc=abt _c_topics_aflions

HIPPOS Hippos live up to 50 years old and they live in rivers and swamps in Africa. They weigh up to 3.5 tonnes. The predators of hippos are humans, lions and crocodiles. conservation/hippopotamus conservation/hippopotamus

WILDEBEESTS Wildebeests look like a cross between a cow and a horse. Its habitat is grassy plains in Africa. They eat grass and they can survive days without water. Wildebeests get eaten by lions.

GAME HUNTING Game hunting is where tourists pay money to hunt and kill lions, elephants, zebras and rhino. It is allowed because it brings money to African countries and helps to stop poaching. But it is cruel and the animals suffer.

POACHING Poaching animals is illegal. Poaching means when people kill animals for their fur and ivory, which they can sell to people for money. A lot of the animals which are poached are now endangered species. about-poaching-animals about-poaching-animals

Aunties African Adventure For her honeymoon my auntie went to the Masai Mara in Africa. Here is what she said: "We visited the Masai Mara in October, we were very lucky as we saw the migration of wildebeest across the Mara river. The Mara river was full of crocodiles waiting to attack the herds of wildebeest. We also saw a cheetah mother with her 6 cubs. The jeep we were in was also charged by a leopard which was VERY scary!!! The Masai Mara is a beautiful place to visit.”