Jackson Creek Middle School

The Scoop on Zimbabwe

I dedicate this web page to the book, The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer. The Ear,the Eye, and the Arm is a very fun book for all teenagers and adults that like a little adventure! I have decided to make this web page to inform people about the book and to give you facts about the setting of the book which is Zimbabwe. The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm is an excellent book and has a lot of interesting facts about the people and places in Zimbabwe. To learn some more really cool facts about the animals and people in Zimbabwe, go ahead and check out my web site!!

Facts:

• The population of Zimbabwe in the year 2000 was 12,514,000.
• 1% of the population is caucasion and 98% of the population is African American.
• The capitol of Zimbabwe is Harare.
• The people of Zimbabwe don't have as long of a life expectancy as the people in America.
• The life expectancy of the people of Zimbabwe is only about 40 years of age because of Aids.
• Zimbabwe doesn't offer many occupations.
• The main occupation is farmers.
• The farmers mostly farm corn.
• Zimbabwe's people has quite a few languages that they speak. A few of the languages that they speak are Chrishona and Spindebele and ndebele.
• The country of Zimbabwe elects a new president every six years.

Animals of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has many different species and types of animals and wildlife. Zimbabwe has an assortment of different snakes. One of the main snakes is rattlesnakes. The people of Zimbabwe don't like the rattlesnakes though because their families get bitten and their pets get hurt by the rattlers.

Another very common and more popular animal is the African elephant. The African elephant is one of the largest animals of Zimbabwe, it can weigh over 4000 pounds!

The leopard is one of the most beautiful animals in Zimbabwe. It lives in the lower part of Africa and lurks around searching for pray. The leopard has very good camoflauge and can hide in the tallest trees and never be seen. This can cause great danger for the kids of Zimbabwe, but the leopard pretty much minds its own business.

Both sexes of giraffe have horns. The giraffe has a very long neck that allows them to reach to the top of the highest trees. In order to get a drink the giraffe has to spread its legs apart to get its neck all the way down to the ground. When a baby giraffe is born, it has to drop 12 feet or more to get to the ground.

Languages

elephant-ndhlovu

giraffe-ntundla

hyena-mpisi

monkey-nkawu

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By: Laci V.
Last Updated on: December 9, 2003