between the Tropic of Cancer (Tropic of Cancer) and the South (Capricorn) in Africa is a vast area of forest.Almost in this climate zone change of seasons unobtrusive as the average air temperature and precipitation are almost constantly on the same level.Because tropical animals have no reason to migrate in search of a location suitable for life.They always have enough food and water, so the fauna of this region is extremely diverse.
Why are only tropical animals - hippos!If we translate the name from the Greek language, they can be called "river horse."This almost trёhtonnaya whopper most of its life in the water.But swimming hippo difficult - with such a figure and weight!So he simply enters the water at such a depth to reach the bottom of the feet and submerged almost completely.
These amazing tropical animals have nostrils that are equipped with lockable membranes and eyes protruding nadglazyami.Therefore, even almost completely under water, this machine vigilantly monitors so that no one dared to offend her dear little ones - children.And just try to approach them!Delicate parents soon becomes uncontrollable aggressive killers.But at the same time, the hippos are very peaceful animals.After all, they are not predators and eat only plants and fruits.
But such predatory and violent tropical animals like crocodiles, may instill fear any mammal.These descendants of the ancient dinosaurs have not changed since those distant times.Despite the fact that these reptiles can fairly quickly move on land, most of their time, they still prefer to be in the water.Adults can stay under water for almost an hour without surfacing.
crocodiles multiply by laying eggs on land in a hole dug near the pond.And while the embryos are in a shell, a mother watching them vigilantly guarding the clutch.After all, at any time, you may receive an evil lizard - large predatory lizard that just loves to feast on eggs of their closest neighbors.
When the fetus comes time to be born, it breaks the shell with the help of a special device - a horn, located on the head.After some time, this build-up is no longer relevant.
hatched krokodilyata race in a hurry to the water.However, the danger is waiting for them everywhere.They are not even safe from such a terrible death, to be eaten its own parent - maternal feelings in these cold-blooded predators absolutely not.
jaws of a crocodile "decorated" with huge sharp teeth.But they need a predator does not chewing food, and to kill their prey and tear off pieces of it, which it swallows whole.
To food became softer, often drags predator killed the victim in the water and hides somewhere under the snag.When he begins to feel hungry, then he pulls out his "reservists" dish.
extremely varied and surprising as other animals of the rainforest: monkey, loris, tigers, leopards, panthers, giraffes, okapi, tapir, and thick-skinned: rhinos and elephants.
particularly well represented here monkeys.This chimpanzee and gorilla and orangutan, and Nosach and macaque.Among them there are small species, cubs which barely reach the size of a thumb of a human hand.The weight of large specimens can be 70 grams.And there among the monkeys and a giant, almost under two and a half hundredweight!
entertaining such animals tropical belt, which can not be found on any other continent, as relatives of giraffes - okapi.These extremely timid herbivores spend the major part of life in the scrub.Adults reach two meters and gaining weight about 250 kilograms.These animals prefer to live alone, with the exception of only mothers who are raising their young.
