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African Photo Index Hedgehog Lizard Tortoise Porcupine Serval Baboon "Niache" (Nee-ah-chee),a Swahili word, when roughly translated means "leave me alone". He, his two brothers, and mother call Animal Edutainment home. Former Pets. See picture of hedgehog (72,665 bytes) (36 seconds @ 28.8 Kbps) Up to top
"Heshima" (Heh-shee-mah) a swahili word that means respect. We call him "Heshima" because you've got to respect how big they can get! He out grew his previous owners expectations. See picture of lizard (30,873 bytes) (15 seconds @ 28.8 Kbps) Up to top
African leopard & spur thigh tortoises "Chui" (Chew-ee) and "Nyumba" (Ny-oom-ba) are the swahili words for leopard and house. Some of the largest species of tortoises in Africa. Captive-bred endangered species. See picture of tortoise's (59,865 bytes) (30 seconds @ 28.8 Kbps) Up to top
"Hatari" is the swahili word for danger. Some of his quills are as big as knitting needles. See picture of porcupine (48,052 bytes) (24 seconds @ 28.8 Kbps) Up to top
"Mwezi" is the swahili word for moon. Like all spotted cats, at any given time servals may be considered a vulnerable, threatened, or endangered due to the beauty of their spotted coat. Zoo surplus. See picture of serval (35,028 bytes) (17 seconds @ 28.8 Kbps) Up to top
"Jambo" & "Rafiki" the swahili words for salutations and friend. Were rescued from deplorable conditions at a private home (at about 6 & 3 months of age) after their previous owner was carted off to jail. We do not know the fate of the many other baboons in the same situation. See picture of baboon (36,453 bytes) (18 seconds @ 28.8 Kbps) Up to top
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