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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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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 53 species · Mapungubwe

Showing 53 species · Mapungubwe

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Greater KuduLeast Concern

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Common ElandLeast Concern

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries
Marabou StorkLeast Concern

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
White-backed VultureCritically Endangered

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Endangered

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Grey Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides concolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

African Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes bellicosus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Near Threatened

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Southern African Springhare

Pedetes capensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Yellow Mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorynchus

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Giant Bullfrog

Pyxicephalus adspersus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Lesser Bull-frog

Pyxicephalus edulis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Rhombic Egg Eater

Dasypeltis scabra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Helmeted Turtle

Pelomedusa subrufa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
GiraffeVulnerable

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries19 parks
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries52 parks
Spotted HyaenaLeast Concern

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs
43 countries35 parks
Long-tailed CormorantLeast Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
14 countries46 parks1 dive site
Martial EagleEndangered

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries6 parks
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
58 countries72 parks
ImpalaLeast Concern

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
43 countries28 parks
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