Childrens Illustrated Animal Atlas

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African grey

parrot

White-throated

bee-eater

The bee-eater lives

in large families. It rubs

bees and wasps against a

hard surface to remove their

stings before eating them.

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Chimpanzees are one of the closest

living relatives of humans.

LocationThe Congo Basin is located around the equator in west-central Africa. There are hot, humid places, and cooler, dry ones. Some parts also get a lot of rain.

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ChimpanzeeThis smart ape lives in family groups and can walk on two legs as well as four. It uses tools, such as rocks and sticks, to help it get food.

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African fish

eagle

Common

pangolin

Slender lungfish

The red river hog uses its snout to sniff out tasty roots in the ground.

Red river hog

Red river hogs move around mostly at night, returning to

burrows during the day to keep

cool. They live in noisy family

groups called sounders.

This slender, peaceful ape eats less meat than its chimpanzee cousins and spends more time in trees.

The lungfish lives in floodplains that often dry up. During these times, it uses its lungs to breathe air until the water returns.

Covered in protective scales, the pangolin rolls itself into a ball when threatened.

This eagle swoops down on fish from nearby trees, grabbing them in its sharp talons.

This tiny bloodsucker causes more deaths than any other creature because it passes on the disease malaria.

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