So to me the most exciting thing about Africa is it's wildlife. I've always wanted to visit Africa to see the many different types of wildlife there. I found a website called http://www.africaguide.com/wildlife/index.htm. This website list many different types of species living in Africa and also some interesting facts about some. Such as: Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa - the cheetah (70 mph), wildebeest, lion, and Thomson's gazelle (all about 50 mph). Or that the world's biggest frog is found in Cameroon. Named the goliath frog, their body can be one foot long. (Above it a picture of the Goliath Frog) I couldn't believe how large this frog is...when I was younger I would catch ones the size of my tiny palm, I couldn't even imagine catching one of these! I also did not know that South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape. This is a great website to view if you want to know more interesting facts about Africa's many species!
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