Skip Ribbon Commands
Skip to main content

Location: 

En route to Tshane, Botswana

 

 

Background: 

 I’m on the road again, headed north to our next site in Tshane, Botswana.  I’m really hoping to see some wildlife, since we’ll be turning off the highway and getting into some areas that are known for elephants, lions, hippos and giraffes!

 

Situation: 

 I’ve spent most of my life researching plants and sometimes forget that the Kingdom Animalia can be just as exciting (well, almost: ).  I realized I have no idea what the classification is for most of the animals I’m hoping to see.  Are giraffes in the same family as horses?  How closely are elephants related to rhinos?  What the heck is a hipp?

 

Assignment: 

Choose an animal that is native to Botswana from the list below.  Use your resources to figure out the entire classification (Kingdom through species) of the animal of your choice.  Don’t forget to warn me if there’s something I should do to stay safe around this animal.  Someone told me more people are killed here by hippos than lions!

 

  • African Elephant
  • Warthog                                               
  •  Zebra
  •  Mongoose
  •  Giraffe
  •  Bushbuck
  • Spotted Hyena
  •  Lion
  •  Hippopotamus 
  • Chacma Baboon
  • Rhino

                          

                                                                                                         

hey its hunter:

 here is the classification for an afrcian elephant

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Proboscidea
  • Family: Elephantidae
  • Genus: Loxodonta
  • Species: Loxodonta africana

    • Hey its kendra and i have the taxonomy for the ZEBRA!

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Perissodactyla
    Family: Equidae
    Genus: Equus
    Subgenus: Hippotigris
    Species: E. Quagga

    taxonomy for a rhinoceros<------

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Perissodactyla
    Family: Equidae
    Genus: Equus
    Subgenus: Hippotigris
    Species: E. quagga

    Quin Here: This is the classification for the Warthog

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Artiodactyla
    Family: Suidae
    Genus: Phacochoerus
    Species: P. africanus

     

     

    hunter here:

     heres the taxonomy for the african ostrich, and dont let one of these get to close because they are super beastly: Kingdom: Animalia Class: Aves Superorder: Paleognathae Order: Struthioniformes Family: Struthionidae Genus: Struthio Species: S. camelus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    hey its reed, here is the classification for the warthog Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae Genus: Phacochoerus Species: aethiopicus

    hey its dylan here is K- anamalia P-chordata O-mamalia F-perissodactyla G-equidae S-equus hipotigris dolichohippus

     

    Stacy Here:

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Artiodactyla
    Family: Giraffidae
    Genus: Giraffa
    Species: G. camelopardalis

    Thanks, guys! Heather here: I can't wait to show you all the animal pictures I've taken so far! I'm having trouble uploading pictures, but hopefully will get them posted in the next couple of days. I saw two groups of lions from a distance and one VERY close up the other day!! Apparently, a male ostrich makes a sound a lot like a lion in order to scare off other animals. I heard it the other night, and it sure scared me! I didn't leave my tent until morning!