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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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1Ethiopia

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Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular

Near Threatened

White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Thomson's Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs

African Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus

Big FiveCarnivoreNocturnal

Guereza

Colobus guereza

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Reticulated Giraffe

Giraffa reticulata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Gelada

Theropithecus gelada

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Grant's Gazelle

Nanger granti

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Oribi

Ourebia ourebi

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Central African Rock Python

Python sebae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

African Fish-Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Bat-eared Fox

Otocyon megalotis

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Caracal

Caracal caracal

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Near Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Nubian Ibex

Capra nubiana

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Near Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened

Serval

Leptailurus serval

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Topi

Damaliscus lunatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Red River Hog

Potamochoerus porcus

OmnivoreNocturnalSavanna

Near Threatened

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Critically Endangered

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Grivet

Chlorocebus aethiops

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Common Crane

Grus grus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Egyptian Mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Fat-tail Gecko

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Green Mamba

Dendroaspis angusticeps

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Snoring Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Grey Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides concolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Zorilla

Ictonyx striatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kenyan Sand Boa

Eryx colubrinus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Aardvark

Orycteropus afer

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sacred Scarab

Scarabaeus sacer

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Emperor Scorpion

Pandinus imperator

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Death's-head Hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Red-Knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Northern Lesser Galago

Galago senegalensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

African Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes bellicosus

HerbivoreColonialInsect

Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Yellow Baboon

Papio cynocephalus

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Forest Hog

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Side-striped Jackal

Canis adustus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Demoiselle Crane

Grus virgo

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Kob

Kobus kob

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Southern African Springhare

Pedetes capensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Yellow Mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorynchus

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group

Shoebill

Balaeniceps rex

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Giant Bullfrog

Pyxicephalus adspersus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rhombic Egg Eater

Dasypeltis scabra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Palestine Sunbird

Cinnyris osea

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Helmeted Turtle

Pelomedusa subrufa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Pancake Tortoise

Malacochersus tornieri

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Roan Antelope

Hippotragus equinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

De Brazza’s Monkey

Cercopithecus neglectus

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale parvula

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Pink-Backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

South African Ground Squirrel

Xerus inauris

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Cyprus Wheatear

Oenanthe cypriaca

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Bush Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black Crowned Crane

Balearica pavonina

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

African Golden Wolf

Canis anthus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Patas Monkey

Erythrocebus patas

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Near Threatened

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Cricetomys gambianus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Violet Turaco

Musophaga violacea

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Pale Fox

Vulpes pallida

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat

Eidolon helvum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Southern Tree Hyrax

Dendrohyrax arboreus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Spotted-necked Otter

Hydrictis maculicollis

CarnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Aardwolf

Proteles cristata

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Beisa Oryx

Oryx beisa

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Common Swift

Apus apus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Thick-tailed Greater Galago

Otolemur crassicaudatus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Egyptian Rousette

Rousettus aegyptiacus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial

Hamadryas Baboon

Papio hamadryas

OmnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Rufous Elephant Shrew

Elephantulus rufescens

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity

Somali Ostrich

Struthio molybdophanes

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Soemmerring's Gazelle

Nanger soemmerringii

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Broad Scarlet

Crocothemis erythraea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

African Electric Catfish

Malapterurus electricus

CarnivoreNocturnalFish

Striped Sand Snake

Psammophis sibilans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Ethiopian Wolf

Canis simensis

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered

Bohor Reedbuck

Redunca redunca

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Near Threatened

Silver Carp

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

One-Humped Camel

Camelus dromedarius

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Eyeless Tampan

Ornithodoros moubata

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

African Malaria Mosquito

Anopheles gambiae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Agent of Intestinal Schistosomiasis

Schistosoma mansoni

CarnivoreSolitaryFreshwater

Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

SolitaryInsectGrassland

Critically Endangered

African Wild Ass

Equus africanus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Four-toed Hedgehog

Atelerix albiventris

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Wattled Jacana

Jacana jacana

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Black and Rufous Sengi

Rhynchocyon petersi

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Walia Ibex

Capra walie

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Nile Tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

OmnivoreDiurnalFish

Near Threatened

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

DiurnalColonialNear Threatened

47 countries11 parks

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries58 parks

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

43 countries28 parks

Common Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

43 countries13 parks

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

45 countries57 parks2 dive sites

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds

43 countries30 parks1 dive site

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

82 countries13 parks1 dive site

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

83 countries114 parks

Critically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries18 parks

Near Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries61 parks

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