The document describes four African animals: the cheetah, Nile crocodile, buffalo, and hippopotamus. It provides key details about each animal, including whether it is a mammal or reptile, what it eats, how its young are born, its coloration, size, and abilities. The cheetah is described as a black and orange carnivorous mammal that eats gazelles, the Nile crocodile as a green reptile that eats animals and fish, the buffalo as a big black herbivorous mammal that eats grass and bushes, and the hippopotamus as a big grey herbivorous mammal that can walk and swim.