Super Predators on Africam at Blikkies Nature Web Site.
Lion Description:
It is the largest of the African carnivores, with males weighing up to 240kg and standing 125cm at the shoulder. Females, or lionesses, are lighter and smaller. Adults are generally a uniform tawny colour, but some retain the spots that are characteristic of young lions. The backs of the ears are black and contrast sharply with the colour of the body. Adult males have a very distinctive and attractive mane of long hair on the sides and top of the face which extends down beyond the shoulders. In addition to the mane, some males have tufts of long hair on the elbows and on the chest extending to the abdomen.
Description:
Its ungainly appearance is unmistakable. They have heavy fore quarters which slope down to relatively slender hind quarters and they have immensely powerful jaws which are reputedly the strongest of all mammals. With the exception of the head, neck and lower parts of the legs, the body is covered in spots. Females are larger than males, weighing up to 80kg and standing 80cm at the shoulder. There are four digits on each foot armed with non-retractable dog-like claws. 		Spotted Hyaena
Cheetah Description:
The cheetah is built for speed. It is a lithe, lean animal with long thin legs and is widely regarded as the most elegant of all cats. Their heads are small with short muzzles, they have a thin waist and the long tail is used to great effect as a rudder when the animal turns at speed. Although often confused with the leopard, the cheetah has a beautifully spotted coat with small, round black markings of more or less uniform size and the black bands or 'tear marks' that curve downward from the inner corners of the eyes to the corner of the mouth are distinctive. They stand between 70-90cm at the shoulder and can weigh up to 65kg, males being larger than females.
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