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The howler monkey’s large vocal organ is hidden by long black hair on its throat. Using their loud, distinctive call – which can be heard up to two miles away – howler monkeys warn other animals away from their territory.
Learn more about wildlife of the Amazon rainforest and listen to howler monkeys with a virtual visit by WWF.
Did you know that the giraffe was actually named for its speed rather than its height? Giraffes were once believed to by a mixture of a leopard and a camel. Although they may look rather slow-motioned, giraffes can actually reach speeds of around 30 mph.
The longest elephant tusk ever recorded measured 11 feet, 1¼ inches, and the heaviest ever recorded tusk was 230 pounds.
If you want to photograph wild African elephants (and the rest of the famed “Big Five”), be sure to check out IE’s Africa tours.
Gerenuk means “giraffe necked” in the Somali language. So it’s not surprising that the gerenuk is relatively easy to identify on game drives because of its most prominent feature — a long neck!
If spotting a gerenuk is at the top of your wildlife wish list, head to Tanzania’s Lake Manyara or Tarangire National Parks in the Masai Steppe or Kenya’s Samburu Reserve.
Leopards were once believed to be a hybrid between lions and panthers, and the leopard’s common name derives from this belief; “leo” is the Latin word for lion, and “pard” is an old term meaning panther.
One other interesting fact: Leopards have the ability to see in 1/8th of the light required by humans.
You can see leopards and the rest of Africa’s “Big Five” on our Tanzania Classic Safari!
Living on the Equator makes keeping cool a big priority for Galapagos penguins! Not only do they hold their flippers out to help the heat escape their bodies, to protect their feet from sunburn, Galapagos penguins hold their flippers over their feet when on land.
The Egyptian goose was named for its coloring, not because of where it originates. We can observe these birds on safari in Kenya!
Lions breed throughout the year, and when the female is in oestrus, the pair will mate two to four times per hour for up to three days. As the male tires, the lioness will move on to other pride males.
The world’s largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs about the same as 30 African elephants! The tongues alone of these giants can weigh as much as one elephant. Their hearts, as much as a car.
Blue whales reach these mind-boggling dimensions on a diet composed almost exclusively of tiny krill. A single adult blue whale consumes about four tons of krill a day during certain times of the year.
Given a choice, a male giraffe will browse at the higher part of the tree or bush whereas females prefer to browse below six feet.
This is a useful identification tool in the field and helpful when you don’t have binoculars handy to see the male’s horns!
Ready to see giraffes – along with lions, elephants, leopards, zebras, wildebeest, rhinos, hippos and more? Check out IE’s Tanzania Safari. Travel in October or December and save $500 per person!
