The article describes two animals that guests will see on their safari holiday in Africa. The two animals are the leopard and the serval. Both very fascinating animals to observe in the bush
This article shall describe two cats that guest may see on an African safari holiday. The two cats are the Serval and the leopard. Both these cats are not the biggest cats in the jungle; however, they are very interesting to observe on an African safari
Servals are territorial cats, solitary except when mating or while the female still has her young. Occasionally two serval territories might overlap and in which case the servals will try and avoid one another. Females are more tolerant of each other than males. Both sexes mark their territory through spraying urine on grass or bushes. A serval's territory may overlap with the territory of a caracal, and although they may compete for food the serval's prey is generally smaller than that of its cousin. Serval diets consist mainly of mice, rodents, lizards, frogs and small birds, and, unlike other cats, the serval will even enter water to catch birds or fish. On land they will usually stand still and watch and listen carefully, positioning their prey. Servals are the most successful hunters of all cat species. Whereas lions and leopards are only successful in taking down prey 3 or 4 times in every 10 attempts, these little cats are able to make a kill 50% of the time.
The second interesting animal to observe when guests book safari packages and go to Africa is the leopard. Leopards are very opportunistic, stealthy hunters, eating almost anything that they can catch. With extremely strong necks, massive skulls and very powerful jaws, they are able to catch and kill prey as large as an eland, but will also consume rodents, termites, insects, birds and reptiles. An extraordinarily muscular upper body, neck and legs allows leopards to carry animals as much as two to three times their own body weight into trees, a necessary ploy to avoid their kills being stolen by lions and hyena. No other cats hang their prey in branches this way, but lions have been known to climb trees to steal the leopards' hidden carcasses. The males of the species are much larger than the females, with large males in the bush weighing as much as 91 kilograms and females up to 60 kilograms.
In conclusion, guests should go on a http://www.tryzimbabwe.net/index.php/safari-packages"/>safari package holiday and enjoy Africa. Here they will see many diverse animals. They will leave Africa with a greater appreciation of nature and their own place within nature
