The top carnivores in the Africa deserts are lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, and wild cats. Cheetahs are the fastest animal on earth; they eat impalas, gazelles, rabbits, and birds. Lions do their hunting at night; they hunt antelopes, zebra, wildebeest, and warthogs. Hyenas are meat eaters and scavengers; they hunt wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, and buffalo. Find out how the energy flows throughout the desert ecosystem.
Cheetah Food Chain
Cheetah Food Chain
Pictures-of-cats.org
Great article, with photos.
http://cat-chitchat.pictures-of-cats.org/2008/05/c...
Cheetah vs. GazelleCheetah vs. Gazelle,
Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom,
Animal Planet,
Video length: 02:58.
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/cheetahs-agains...
Cheetah: Built for SpeedCheetah: Built for Speed,
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,
Animal Planet,
Video length: 02:05.
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/cheetah-race-ag...
Cheetahs vs. HyenaCheetahs vs. Hyena,
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,
Animal Planet,
Video length: 03:10.
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/hyena-princess-...
Cheetahs vs. WarthogCheetahs vs. Warthog,
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,
Animal Planet,
Video length: 02:03.
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/cheetahs-blood-...
Hyena - AWF Wildlife
Hyena
American Wildlife Foundation
Habitat
Spotted hyenas are found in grasslands, woodlands, savannas, subdeserts, forest edges and mountains.
Diet
The spotted hyena is a skillful hunter
http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/1001/
Kalahari lions Kalahari lions,
TourBrief.com,
All-text article describing the lions.
http://www.tourbrief.com/cms/index.php...
Lions Video Clip
Lions Video Clip
Newton's Apple
Twin Cities Public Television
Please visit the web site for the video clip and to learn more.
http://www.newtonsapple.tv/video.php...
Panthera pardus, leopard Panthera pardus, leopard,
By LeeAnn Bies,
Animal Diversity Web,
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology,
Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lif
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/account...
Spotted HyenaSpotted Hyena,
By Jason Law,
Animal Diversity Web,
University of Michigan,
Museum of Zoology,
Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespan, beh
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/account...
The Desert Lions: IntroductionThe Desert Lions: Introduction,
PBS Nature Series,
"In the forbidding Namib Desert, along the Skeleton Coast of Namibia, Dr. Philip (Flip) Stander tracks a mysterious and remarkable quarry: lions.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-desert...
Tsavo Lions: Aggressive? Tsavo Lions: Aggressive?,
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,
Animal Planet,
Video length: 03:00.
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/mutual-of-omaha...
