Animal Talk – July 2019

HOW TO PLAY

Two or more people can play the

game. Shuffle the cards and deal all

the cards face down. Hold the pack

so that only one card is visible at a

time. The starting player reads out

one of the lines of information. The

person with the highest number of

the corresponding information takes

all the cards and places them at the

bottom of their pack. Where there is

more than one winner, all the cards

are placed in the middle until there is

another winner. The person with the

most or all of the cards at the end

wins the game.

Do you have the full collection of trump cards that

we have published so far? If you missed a set, order

your back copy of

Animaltalk by sending an email to

[email protected] or download them from

http://www.animaltalk.co.za.

BLACK MAMBA

Average lifespan: 12-20 years

Estimated weight: 1.6kg

Approximate length: 2.5m

Level of danger: 10

Prey: Rodents, bats and birds

Venom: Neurotoxic

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TRUMP CARDS

PUFF ADDER

Average lifespan: 15 years

Estimated weight: 6kg

Approximate length: 1m

Level of danger: 10

Prey: Rodents

Venom: Cytotoxic

FUN FACT

Long fangs of

12-18mm

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The list of

published trump

cards includes:

ELEPHANT

Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 60 years6,500kg

Approximate height: Top speed: 380cm40km/h

Level of danger: Average feed: >90kg 7

trumpet

Largest land FUN FACTmammal

(^29) GIRAFFE
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 20 years1,800kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 550cm55km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: 34kg 4
hum
FUN FACTTallest land mammal
WHITERHINO 20
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 45 years2,300kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 180cm50km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: 54kg 7
bellow
Second-largest land FUN FACTmammal
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VERVET MONKEY
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 20 years6kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 40cm40km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: <1kg (unconfirmed) 4
chatter
35 BUSHBABYLESSER
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 4 years200g
Approximate height: Top speed: 20cm30km/h (unconfirmed)
Average feed:Level of danger: <5g (unconfirmed) 3
cry (high and far!)FUN FACTCan jump 2m
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BABOONCAPE
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 22 years40kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 75cm50km/h
Average feed:Level of danger: <1kg (unconfirmed) 8
bark FUN FACT
longer than a lion’sTheir canines are
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FUN FACTThey are tree dwellers
BLUE WILDEBEEST-
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 20 years290kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 1.15-1.45m80.5km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: 4kg (unconfirmed) 6
bellow
Annually migrates 800km for food.FUN FACT
32 BLACK WILDEBEEST-
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 20 years110 -18 0 k g
Approximate height: Top speed: 90cm-1.2m80km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: 3kg (unconfirmed) 4
snort
Also known as the white-tailed gnu.FUN FACT
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AFRICAN BUFFALO
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 20 years590kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 1-1.7m56km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: 11kg (unconfirmed) 9
maaa
FUN FACTCan kill lions.
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January edition
March edition
ELAND
Estimated weight: Average lifespan: 18 years700kg
Top speed: Approximate height: 170c m
Level of danger: Average feed: 10kg (unconfirmed)40km/h
5
click
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KUDU
Estimated weight: Average lifespan: 15 yea rs
Top speed: Approximate height: 260kg145c m
Level of danger: Average feed: 55km/h 3.8kg (unconfirmed)
5
bark
3.5m highFUN FACTCan jump
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ORYX (AKA GEMSBOK)
Estimated weight: Average lifespan: 18 years
Top speed: Approximate height: 128c m240kg
Level of danger: Average feed: 3.6kg75km/h
5
snort
Can survive inthe desertFUN FACT
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February edition
April edition
WILDEBEESTBLUE
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 16 years250kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 140c m80.5km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: 4.2kg 6
grunt
41 TSESSEBE
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 15 yea rs140kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 120c m90km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: 3.6kg (unconfirmed) 4
whistle Fastest antelope FUN FACT
in Africa
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ZEBRA
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 25 years340kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 130c m64km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: 5kg (unconfirmed) 4
bray
They’re black with white stripes.FUN FACT
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May edition
PANGOLINCAPE
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 20 years15kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 40cm5km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: <200g 3
huff
(^44) PORCUPINECAPE
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 8-12 yea rs10-24kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 60-100cm3km/h
Average feed: Level of danger: >2kg (unconfirmed) 3
rattle FUN FACT
They are Africa’s largest rodents.
BADGERHONEY^45
Average lifespan: Estimated weight: 26 years14kg
Approximate height: Top speed: 29km/h 30cm
Average feed: Level of danger: <3kg (unconfirmed) 8
rattle
They’re tough, fearless and ferocious.FUN FACT
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June edition
FUN FACT
Africa’s longest
poisonous snake.
SNAKE
COLLECTION
VENOM TYPES
Cytotoxic venom kills the cells of an animal.
Neurotoxic venom destructs nerve tissue
and therefore it kills the animal faster.
RINKHALS
Average lifespan: 20-25 years
Estimated weight: 7-9kg
Approximate length: 1.2-1.5m
Level of danger: 9
Prey: Toads and small mammals
Venom: Neurotoxic and partially cytotoxic
FUN FACT
Pretends to be dead to
avoid confrontation.
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