BY EMILY

 African animals African animals  African people African people  Egypt Egypt  The life of the poor Africans The life of the poor Africans  African houses  African food  What do they wear?

The giraffe is from the Giraffidae family which has only one other member, the Okapi. The Giraffe does not have many predators, but if threatened, the Giraffe has two defence methods, it will kick its aggressor with its front legs or it will use its long neck and densely boned skull as a mallet against another Giraffe. Giraffes move in loose herds on the open woodlands and grasslands of the African Savannah.

 Elephants are the largest land animals living in the world today, their great stature and thick grey skin gives them an overpowering presence  Today, a more common approach is sequencing specific parts of the elephant's DNA and comparing the differences (phylogenetics); this may also serve as proof for a new classification.

 The vervet monkey is known as an Old Work Monkey, simply a common name for members of the family Cercopithecidae.

 These sandy coloured carnivores are amazing African animals. A popular animal, made famous and lessened the previous ferocious reputation by the movie "The Lion King".  They are large animals, the males standing at 1.2m tall, and the females 90cm tall. The male lion weighs a solid 190 kilograms, and the female 130 kilograms. Apart form the size difference, you can tell the difference between male and female lions by manes. Only the male lion has a mane, which can range from sandy brown to almost black in colour.

 The cheetah is a large cat (of the Felidae family) that generally has a body length of 1.3m (50 inches) and a tail of 80 cm (33 inches), the length of their tail can also be a good indication of how tall they stand. In ratio to their body size, cheetah's have a small head; one of many attributes that contribute to their unbelieveable speed. Their name, cheetah, comes from a Hindi word which can roughly translate to "spotted animal"; they are nearly covered in spots with the exception of their throat and abdomen. On average they weigh about 50 kilograms (110 pounds), and as with most mammals the male is larger than their female counterpart

 Scientific Name Eudorcas thomsonii  Common Names Tommie, Red-fronted Gazelle

 The population of Africa is incredibly diverse, made up of innumerable tribes and people of many social and ethnic groups. Some of these groups are made up of just a few thousand people while others consist of millions of people. Each group usually has its own language and culture. Many African countries have numerous tribes within their borders. For example there are more than thirty tribes within Uganda.

 To give you a better idea of the diversity of the people of Africa here are some interesting facts: There are an estimated 3,000 tribes/groups in Africa.  There are over 2100 languages spoken in Africa (some estimate over 3000 languages).  Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism are the main religions practiced. However many of the people practice traditional African religions. Some practice these alongside Christianity, Islam, or Hinduism. Judaism is also present in many parts of Africa

 Below is a list of some of the major tribes found in Africa along with their approximate population. Arab million  Berber - 65 million  Hausa - 30 million  Yoruba - 30 million  Oromo - 30 million  Igbo - 30 million  Fula - 27 million  Akan - 20 million  Amhara - 20 million  Somali million  Hutu - 16 million  Ijaw - 14 million  Mandinka - 13 million  Kongo - 10 million  Shona - 10 million  Zulu - 10 million

 Egypt is officially known as the Arab Republic of Egypt.  In 2012, the population of Egypt was just over 83 million (83,688,164).  Egypt is bordered by the Gaza Strip, Israel, Libya and Sudan as well as the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.  The Sinai Peninsula in Egypt spans across two continents, Africa and Asia.  Mount Catherine is the highest mountain in Egypt, standing 2,629m high (8625 ft).  The official language of Egypt is Arabic, but others languages such as English and French are also understood by many.

 Egypt experiences natural hazards such as droughts, earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, windstorms (called khamsin), dust storms and sandstorms.  The longest river in the world, the Nile, runs through Egypt.  Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization, the Ancient Egyptians, who date back to around 3150 B.C.  Egypt is home the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  The most popular sport in Egypt is football (soccer).

 The afterlife was incredibly important to the Egyptians. They believed that by preserving a dead person's body - which they did through the process of mummification - their soul would live on in the after-life forever.  The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. This incredible structure weighs as much as 16 Empire State buildings!

 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 239 million people in sub-Saharan Africa were hungry/undernourished in 2010 (its most recent estimate). 925 million people were hungry worldwide. Africa was the continent with the second largest number of hungry people, as Asia and the Pacific had 578 million, principally due to the much larger population of Asia when compared to sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa actually had the largest proportion of its population undernourished, an estimated 30 percent in 2010, compared to 16 percent in Asia and the Pacific (FAO 2010). Thus almost one in three people who live in sub-Saharan Africa were hungry, far higher than any other region of the world, with the exception of South Asia.