baobab - is a tree of Africa is one of the most useful trees.  It has a huge trunk, which people hollow out to store water in or to live in.  They eat the trees, leaves, fruit, seeds, and roots and use its parts in many other ways.

locusts - is a name that can refer to any short-horned grasshoppers that is, a grasshopper that has a short antennae

zebra - is a striped member of the horse family.  There are 3 species, the common zebra Grevy's zebra and the mountain zebra. 

wildebeest - is a large African antelope.  Its high pressure massive shoulders and thick neck support a large head with long curved horns.  The gnu has thin legs and a horse like tail.  It eats leaves, twigs, and grass.

hawks - a large bird with a short, hooked bill, strong claws, a keen eyesight.  Hawks catch small birds and animals for food.

falcons - a hawk with long wings and hooked claws, especially one that is trained to hunt small animals and birds.

meadowlarks - a north american songbird with a brownish back and yellow breast that has a marking on it.

giraffes - a tall African animal with short horns, a very long neck and legs, and a tan coat with brown patches.
African elephants - a large mammal with thick skin a long flexible trunk, and long ivory tusks.

black rhinos - a large animal of Africa and Asia that has short legs, thick, tough skin, and one or two upright horns on its snout

hippopotamus - a large african river animal with dark almost hairless skin, short legs, a broad snout, and a wide mouth

cheetah a spotted wild cat of Africa and southwest Asia that has long legs and can run very fast

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