How to draw a...

Bush Baby

Zebra

Elephant

Bush Baby

Bush babies are tiny tree-dwelling lemurs. They are nocturnal which means they are active at night. They are great leapers and their big googly eyes help them see in the dark. They eat insects, eggs, fruit and small animals.

Start with a circle and an oval. Notice how they overlap.

Draw two ears, two big googly eyes, and a U shape for the nose.

Draw a long curling tail. Draw small oval toes.

Draw lines inside each ear. Make small dashes for eyebrows. Add leg lines.

To finish the drawing, erase extra lines. Shade and color your bush baby. Give it a tree to sit in.

Zebra

Zebras are grazing animals that live in herds. A fancy cousin of the horse, each zebra’s stripes are as individual as fingerprints. A mother zebra can tell which baby is hers by its stripes. Do you think it’s like reading a bar code at the grocery store?

Start with a large oval and two circles: one small and one medium size. Notice the angles of the shapes and the distance between the three shapes.

Connect the shapes with curved lines. Draw an ear and the beginning of a tail.

Draw an eye, nostril and mouth. Add the mane. Complete the tail. Draw the top sections of four legs.

Complete all four legs. Notice that each leg is in three sections.

To complete the drawing, erase extra lines. Add the zebra’s spectacular stripes. They are complicated, so take your time and do a small section at a time.

Elephant

Elephants are the largest living land mammal. Mother elephants are pregnant for almost two years and baby elephants weigh around two hundred and fifty pounds at birth. Intelligent and social, they live in herds.

An elephant is the only animal with a trunk. Elephants use it to shower, carry food, cuddle a baby, sniff the wind, roll a heavy log, or greet a friend. When elephants meet each other, they put the tips of their trunks in each other’s mouths.

Start with a circle and a big oval.

2 Add an eye. Draw a big ear. African elephants have bigger ears than their Asian cousins. Add a tail.

Draw the elephant’s trunk and mouth. Add two sturdy legs. Finish the tail.

Draw two more legs. Add a tusk.

To finish the drawing, erase extra lines. Add shading and color your elephant grey.