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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

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Apex predators187species Giants of nature57species Threatened species515species Night life768species Big cats39species Polar wildlife74species Endemic species6species The Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 29 species · Loango National Park

Showing 29 species · Loango National Park

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Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

CarnivoreVulnerableFish

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Rhinoceros Viper

Bitis nasicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Elephantnose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Water Chevrotain

Hyemoschus aquaticus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Dwarf Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog

Hymenochirus boettgeri

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

West African Potto

Perodicticus potto

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Tree Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Red-capped Mangabey

Cercocebus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries70 parks400 dive sites

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

134 countries46 parks104 dive sites

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

24 countries19 parks

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

83 countries114 parks

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

118 countries6 parks18 dive sites

Critically Endangered

Western Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group

21 countries13 parks

Critically Endangered

African Forest Elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis

FrugivoreVariable activityFamily group

5 countries12 parks

African Manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

19 countries7 parks1 dive site

Critically Endangered

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin

Sousa teuszii

CarnivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered

19 countries4 parks1 dive site

Mandrill

Mandrillus sphinx

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

21 countries6 parks

43 countries

13 parks

50 countries29 parks24 dive sites

43 countries69 parks

43 countries31 parks

12 countries19 parks

43 countries55 parks

43 countries37 parks

44 countries58 parks

10 countries21 parks

43 countries29 parks

12 countries22 parks

21 countries32 parks

21 countries20 parks

43 countries21 parks

7 countries18 parks

22 countries16 parks

22 countries21 parks

22 countries26 parks

4 countries6 parks