KADUNA CROCODILES

Kaduna is the State Capital of Kaduna State in the northern-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. And it is no news that they State have got lots of Crocodiles living in its waters.

The State is even named after crocodile that is, KADA in the native Hausa language.

According to Crocodiles experts, Crocodiles are expert at hiding, that is why they have survived on earth for so long.

And why they are ultimate killers in water.

They know how to keep quite and go unnoticed, it is in their nature. Because of this nature of theirs, there has been cases of crocodiles creeping on people without them knowing.

Have you ever imagined waking up dreamily early in the morning, and the next thing you find under your bed is a Croc.??? As for me,jezzzz.... I will go haywire and cream out my life!!!!

Well, this happened to a man in Zimbabwe. If you think I am bluffing, check out this pix.

LIONS IN NIGERIAN BUSHES???

There has been  several questions about whether Lions are found in Nigeria and in Africa as a whole. And here is the truth according to TOTAL FACTS ABOUT NIGERIA, it says " Lions are scarcely seen roaming the bushes of Nigeria, however, there are some caged ones in different Nigerian Zoos. "

It also says that, lots of Lions can be found in Yankari Game Reserve in Bauchi State. Where Lions and other animals present there are kept save and allowed to roam free without the fear of been killed by poachers. You can visit just as I plan to do so someday!

 However, most of the Lions you may likely find in Nigeria are imported from other countries of the world.

DEADLIEST SNAKES IN NIGERIA

Nigeria is a blessed country with a lot of diverse landscapes, favourable climate conditions, coastal plains,vast savannah, biodiversity of flora etc. These natural features have permitted lots of wild beauties to dwell in it. Amongst them are the various species of snakes found here.

And all thanks to nature researchers whom have come up with the fact that, Nigeria has four types of snakes that can be classified as "The Most Deadliest." They include:

West African carpet viper
Gaboon viper
Puff adder
Black-necked spitting cobra

WEST AFRICAN CARPET VIPER

The West African carpet viper with the botanical name (Echis ocellatus) is 1 to 2 feet long with speckled light to dark brown dorsal scales and a light coloured belly. It ranges through out Nigeria in its natural habitat of forest edges and Savannah, up to 3,000 feet above sea level.
The carpet viper acount for the 90% of snakes bite in  Nigeria and 60% of  human sankebite fatalities- mostly famers and young children, according to the Medical Journal of Therapeutics. Its potent  hemotoxic venom makes it the most dengerous snake in  Africa and, in terms of morbidity, the most dangerous snake in the world. Victims experience blistering, hemorrhaging and tissue damage that may result in necrosis.

GABOON VIPER

The gaboon viper with the botanical name (Bitis gabonica) hunts rodents ,birds and frogs during the evening hours. It range through out the tropical rainforests and other moist regions of East and West central Africa.
It also ranges from 4 to 6 feet in length and it brown colour and leaf-shaped head provide excellent
camouflage under the leaves on the forest floor.
Infamous for having the longest fangs among snakes, up to 2 inches, the gaboon viper is known for the several snakesbites in Nigeria each year. Its venom is deadly to humans if not treated promptly.

PUFF ADDER

The puff adder (Bitis arietans) is distributed through North Africa. Non aggressive and sluggish, It is responsible for 60%  of reported snakes  bites, making it one of the most deadliest, Its potent venom is cytotoxic and injected by front-hinged fangs that folds out when the mouth opens and retracted when it closes.
Human victim of such bites dies if not treated within 26 hours or deep necrosis may set in, requiring amputation of affected body part....wow!!!!!!!!

3 feet long with dull yellow, orange, brown and beige markings providing excellent camouflage. Habitat- open grassland, savanna,open woodlands and rocky outcrops,they are prey upon rodents and birds.

BLACK-NECKED SPITTING COBRA
The black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis) spits when provoked. Highly venomous, responsible for many human bites every year, Its ranges from Nigeria and Namibia.
It has olive-brown colour with a black back and yellow to red underbelly, dark-coloured throat band.

It prey on toads,lizards, grasshoppers and rodents. 4 to 6 feet long.

Now you know few snakes you must run away from especially, if you don't wanna get a part of you amputated. But of them all, you can still pick the one you admire most. As for me, it is the COBRA, beautiful and intelligent.

GORILLAS, CLOSEST RELATIVES OF HUMANS

Gorillas are the closest relatives of humans. Gorillas are different from monkeys for a variety of reasons:
They are larger, walk up right for a larger period of time, dont have tails and have much larger, more developed brains.

There are four subspecies of gorillas:
The eastern low land gorilla
The mountain gorilla
The western low land gorilla
And the cross river gorilla

Gorilla have arms longer than than their legs and tend to walk on all their four limbs at certain times- a movement called "knuckle walking."
Adult males are known as SLIVER-BACK due to the distinctive silver coloured hair on their backs.

DIET
Gorillas are-herbivores and eat leaves,shoots,roots,vines and fruits.

BEHAVIOUR
Gorillas are ground dwelling and live in groups of 6-12 with the oldest and largest sliver-back  leading a family of females, their young and younger males called BLACK-BACKS.
The sliver-back makes the decision on when his groups wakes up, eats, moves  and rest for the night. because it his duty to protect his family all the time.
The sliver-back tends to be the most aggressive. In such situations, he beats his chest and charge at the perceive of threat.

An amazing fact about gorillas is that, they show great sense of emotion that is mind blowing!!!
check this out....

THE GIANT PANDA

The giant panda, which lives only in China outside of captivity, has captured the hearts of all ages of animal lovers across the globe. From the furry black and white bodies to their shy and docile mature. They are considered one of the world's most loved animals.

A characteristic of the giant panda that has mystified scientists is their movable, elongated wrist bone that acts like an opposable thumb. This human-like quality that helps give them even more of a cuddly-bear appearance enables the giant panda to pickup objects and even eat sitting up.

Giant pandas love bamboo! In fact, their diet is 99% bamboo. Along with bamboo, the eat other plants, small rodents, and occassionally fish. The mystery behinde their diet is they have the digestive system of a carnivore.

CAN YOU IMAGINE THESES INTEESTING FACTS ABOUT GIANT PANDA-

According to researchers :

Giant panda can stand erect on its hing legs but rarely walk...arrrwww wish it could.

Giant panda have very sensitive hearing and smell sense, but it has poor eyesights. And you will think it can see miles with those pretty, adorable dark eyes...lol.

A new born giant panda is blind and looks like a tiny,pink, hairless mouse...cute!!!!