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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 18 species · Sibiloi

Showing 18 species · Sibiloi

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Least Concern

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pink-Backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

African Golden Wolf

Canis anthus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Endangered

Beisa Oryx

Oryx beisa

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Rufous Elephant Shrew

Elephantulus rufescens

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity
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Great White PelicanLeast Concern

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
72 countries22 parks
Grevy's ZebraEndangered

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
5 countries10 parks
Reticulated GiraffeEndangered

Reticulated Giraffe

Giraffa reticulata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
3 countries4 parks
White StorkLeast Concern

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
95 countries129 parks
Least Concern

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries45 parks
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
48 countries73 parks
Endangered

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
43 countries17 parks
Least Concern

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries45 parks
Least Concern

Kenyan Sand Boa

Eryx colubrinus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
9 countries14 parks
Not Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
71 countries29 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
43 countries54 parks
43 countries24 parks
43 countries68 parks
43 countries57 parks
17 countries27 parks
5 countries9 parks
6 countries10 parks
3 countries8 parks