September 28th, 2009 by Edith
A fabulous series of photos taken inside The Discovery Centre, African Lion Safari. It is located at Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I was there together with my friends and family. Of course I have lots of photos from African Lion Safari, just view the pictures below…
Tusks are actually very long front incisor teeth which grow during the elephant’s entire life. They are used to dig for water, to peel bark off trees and to push large objects out of the way. Bulls (male elephants) will sometimes use them for fighting.
Elephants also have four huge teeth on each of the top and bottom jaws. These teeth resemble molars and are used to grind the rough food elephants eat. As the teeth wear down they are replaced by new ones growing behind them, which push the old ones forward to fall out. The elephant’s teeth are replaced six times throughout its life.
Elephants’ teeth are very different from those of most other mammals. Over their lives they usually have 28 teeth. These are the following: the two upper second incisors and these are the tusks, the milk precursors of the tusks, 12 premolars, 3 in each side of each jaw and 12 molars and 3 in each side of each jaw.
The feet of an elephant are nearly round. African elephants have three nails on each hind foot, and four on each front foot. Indian elephants have four nails on each hind foot and five on each front foot. Beneath the bones of the foot is a tough, gelatinous material that acts as a cushion or shock absorber. Under the elephant’s weight the foot swells, but it gets smaller when the weight is removed. An elephant can sink deep into mud, but can pull its legs out readily because its feet become smaller when they are lifted.
The Andean Condor is a species of South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. It is found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America and the largest flying land bird in the Western Hemisphere. It is a large black vulture with a ruff of white feathers surrounding the base of the neck and, especially in the male, large white patches on the wings.
The head and neck are nearly featherless, and are a dull red color, which may flush and therefore change color in response to the bird’s emotional state. In the male, there is a wattle on the neck and a large, dark red comb or caruncle on the crown of the head. Unlike most birds of prey, the male is larger than the female. Usually they lay one or two eggs. It is one of the world’s longest-living birds, with a lifespan of up to 50 years.
Next are the carnivores animals such as the African Lion, The Siberian Tiger and the cheetah. The lion is one of four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. It is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. They were found in most of Africa, much of Eurasia from western Europe to India, and in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru.
The Siberian tiger is also known as the Amur, Manchurian, Altaic, Korean, North China or, Ussuri tiger. It is the biggest of the eight recent tiger subspecies and the largest living felid. The cheetah is a typical member of the cat family that is unique in its speed, while lacking climbing abilities. It is the fastest land animal, faster than most super cars.
The last but not the least are the huge ostrich eggs, emu egg and rhea egg.
