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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

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Showing 20 species · Tsitsikamma

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Least Concern

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Knysna Turaco

Tauraco corythaix

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Bushveld Rain Frog

Breviceps adspersus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Southern Tree Hyrax

Dendrohyrax arboreus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Purcell's Ghost Frog

Heleophryne purcelli

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Short-beaked Common DolphinLeast Concern

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
42 countries5 parks94 dive sites
Chacma BaboonLeast Concern

Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna
10 countries9 parks
Blue DuikerLeast Concern

Blue Duiker

Philantomba monticola

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
27 countries7 parks
Critically Endangered

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries6 parks
Least Concern

Snoring Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal
13 countries14 parks
Not Evaluated

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
53 countries19 parks
Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries33 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
43 countries23 parks
27 countries29 parks
10 countries11 parks
21 countries26 parks
8 countries14 parks
14 countries11 parks
7 countries10 parks
9 countries13 parks
4 countries14 parks
1 country6 parks