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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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1Liberia

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Critically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Near Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

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

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs

Critically Endangered

Western Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group

African Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus

Big FiveCarnivoreNocturnal

Guereza

Colobus guereza

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

African Manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

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

Near Threatened

Bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus

HerbivoreNocturnalNear Threatened

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Grant's Gazelle

Nanger granti

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

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

Near Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Near Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened

Mandrill

Mandrillus sphinx

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Giant Pangolin

Smutsia gigantea

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Serval

Leptailurus serval

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Topi

Damaliscus lunatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Western Red Colobus

Piliocolobus badius

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Red River Hog

Potamochoerus porcus

OmnivoreNocturnalSavanna

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

Black-fronted Duiker

Cephalophus nigrifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Blue Duiker

Philantomba monticola

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-tailed Monkey

Cercopithecus ascanius

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Choeropsis liberiensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Egyptian Mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Diana Monkey

Cercopithecus diana

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

CarnivoreVulnerableFish

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Cookie Cutter Shark

Isistius brasiliensis

CarnivoreNocturnalFish

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean

Haarder

Mugil cephalus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean

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

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

Giant Slippery Frog

Conraua goliath

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn 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

Rhinoceros Viper

Bitis nasicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Zorilla

Ictonyx striatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Aardvark

Orycteropus afer

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sacred Scarab

Scarabaeus sacer

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Emperor Scorpion

Pandinus imperator

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

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

Pram Bug

Phronima sedentaria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Giant Tigerfish

Hydrocynus goliath

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

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

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Forest Hog

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries70 parks400 dive sites

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

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

24 countries19 parks

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

83 countries114 parks

43 countries

18 parks

43 countries

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19 parks

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43 countries

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72 countries

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118 countries

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18 dive sites

43 countries

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95 countries

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