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

Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 20 species · Addo Elephant

Showing 20 species · Addo Elephant

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GrivetLeast Concern

Grivet

Chlorocebus aethiops

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna
Critically Endangered

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Aardvark

Orycteropus afer

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Common Duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Endangered

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
Black RhinocerosCritically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries18 parks
African BuffaloNear Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries61 parks
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries52 parks
Spotted HyaenaLeast Concern

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs
43 countries35 parks
Common OstrichLeast Concern

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries18 parks
Greater KuduLeast Concern

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
43 countries31 parks
Common ElandLeast Concern

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna
43 countries25 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
9 countries
10 parks
10 countries6 parks
43 countries11 parks
43 countries35 parks
43 countries29 parks
43 countries18 parks
21 countries26 parks
14 countries11 parks
7 countries10 parks
4 countries14 parks