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

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Species documented

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Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial

Western Montpellier Snake

Malpolon monspessulanus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Grant's Gazelle

Nanger granti

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Corsac Fox

Vulpes corsac

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Critically Endangered

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds

Caracal

Caracal caracal

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Near Threatened

Brown Hyena

Parahyaena brunnea

CarnivoreNocturnalNear Threatened

Near Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Nubian Ibex

Capra nubiana

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Near Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds

Chukar

Alectoris chukar

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

HerbivoreDiurnalSavanna

Jaguarundi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest

Desert Horned Viper

Cerastes cerastes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Goitered Gazelle

Gazella subgutturosa

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Critically Endangered

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Desert Hedgehog

Paraechinus aethiopicus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Mojave Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus collaris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Bactrian Camel

Camelus bactrianus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Black-legged Seriema

Chunga burmeisteri

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Tiger Beetle

Cicindela campestris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Natterjack Toad

Epidalea calamita

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Phoorsa

Echis carinatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Zorilla

Ictonyx striatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Kenyan Sand Boa

Eryx colubrinus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Jericho Scorpion

Nebo hierichonticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Genet

Genetta genetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Steppe Tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Northern Bald Ibis

Geronticus eremita

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Cascabel Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Mountain Zebra

Equus zebra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Cape Cobra

Naja nivea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Orange-tailed Skink

Eumeces schneideri

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse

Pterocles alchata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black-footed Cat

Felis nigripes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Demoiselle Crane

Grus virgo

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Near Threatened

Asiatic Wild Ass

Equus hemionus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Southern African Springhare

Pedetes capensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Yellow Mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Pallas' Cat

Otocolobus manul

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Turkish Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eurasian Blind Snake

Typhlops vermicularis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Palestine Sunbird

Cinnyris osea

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Critically Endangered

Pancake Tortoise

Malacochersus tornieri

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Indian Star Tortoise

Geochelone elegans

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Tortoise

Testudo graeca

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Urial

Ovis vignei

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard

Uromastyx aegyptia

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Desert Monitor

Varanus griseus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sinai Rosefinch

Carpodacus synoicus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Eudromia elegans

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Arabian Oryx

Oryx leucoryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Polar Wolf

Canis lupus arctos

CarnivoreVariable activityDesert

Bushveld Rain Frog

Breviceps adspersus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

South African Ground Squirrel

Xerus inauris

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Cyprus Wheatear

Oenanthe cypriaca

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Bush Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Long-eared Hedgehog

Hemiechinus auritus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Dama Gazelle

Nanger dama

HerbivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles orientalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Sand Cat

Felis margarita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

African Golden Wolf

Canis anthus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Patas Monkey

Erythrocebus patas

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Pallas's Long-Tongued Bat

Glossophaga soricina

NectarivoreNocturnalColonial

Pallas's Pika

Ochotona pallasii

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Indian Crested Porcupine

Hystrix indica

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Painted-belly Leaf Frog

Phyllomedusa sauvagii

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

California Kingsnake

Lampropeltis californiae

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Cape Golden Mole

Chrysochloris asiatica

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Southern Mountain Viscacha

Lagidium viscacia

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Blanford's Fox

Vulpes cana

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Pale Fox

Vulpes pallida

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Rosy-faced Lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Blackbuck

Antilope cervicapra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Takhi

Equus przewalskii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Common Chuckwalla

Sauromalus ater

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

California Quail

Callipepla californica

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Arabian Sand Gazelle

Gazella marica

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Long-eared Jerboa

Euchoreutes naso

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Elf Owl

Micrathene whitneyi

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Mohave Rattlesnake

Crotalus scutulatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Western Hognose Snake

Heterodon nasicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

King Baboon Spider

Pelinobius muticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Sidewinder

Crotalus cerastes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Bark Scorpion

Centruroides sculpturatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Bedriaga's Skink

Chalcides bedriagai

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Beisa Oryx

Oryx beisa

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

MarsupialHerbivoreCrepuscular

Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Thorny Devil

Moloch horridus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

CarnivoreNocturnalVulnerable

North African Hedgehog

Atelerix algirus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Geoffroy's Cat

Leopardus geoffroyi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Gray Gull

Leucophaeus modestus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Little Owl

Athene noctua

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Hamadryas Baboon

Papio hamadryas

OmnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Mainland Island Snake

Notechis scutatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Pallipes Windscorpion

Eremobates pallipes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Perentie

Varanus giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Giant Vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pampas Fox

Lycalopex griseus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Bengal Fox

Vulpes bengalensis

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Barbary Ground Squirrel

Atlantoxerus getulus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Ringtail

Bassariscus astutus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

HerbivoreCrepuscularTemperate forest

Fennec Fox

Vulpes zerda

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Jaculus jaculus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Moroccan Rock Lizard

Scelarcis perspicillata

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Rufous Elephant Shrew

Elephantulus rufescens

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Chacoan Peccary

Catagonus wagneri

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

11 countries18 parks

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

10 countries12 parks

Berthelot's Pipit

Anthus berthelotii

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

2 countries5 parks

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

43 countries17 parks

Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

17 countries7 parks

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

25 countries137 parks

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

5 countries10 parks

Near Threatened

Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

7 countries4 parks

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

48 countries16 parks

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

43 countries6 parks

82 countries

11 parks

49 countries

105 parks

49 countries

71 parks

43 countries

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11 countries

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51 countries

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4 parks

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5 parks

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3 countries5 parks2 dive sites

2 countries4 parks2 dive sites

43 countries45 parks

43 countries95 parks

48 countries73 parks

21 countries103 parks

37 countries61 parks

68 countries36 parks

39 countries153 parks

13 countries49 parks

11 countries44 parks

30 countries21 parks

67 countries16 parks

54 countries27 parks

48 countries67 parks

43 countries17 parks

43 countries45 parks

39 countries24 parks

44 countries18 parks

18 countries68 parks

9 countries14 parks

18 countries21 parks

17 countries8 parks

32 countries23 parks

9 countries54 parks

71 countries29 parks

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43 countries29 parks

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10 countries14 parks

35 countries65 parks

10 countries16 parks

43 countries54 parks

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21 countries4 parks

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43 countries18 parks

11 countries23 parks

37 countries44 parks

43 countries27 parks

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43 countries18 parks

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7 countries11 parks

10 countries81 parks

24 countries14 parks

7 countries12 parks

38 countries44 parks

13 countries10 parks

32 countries9 parks

43 countries68 parks

34 countries26 parks

18 countries8 parks

12 countries19 parks

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8 countries14 parks

43 countries18 parks

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44 countries18 parks

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3 countries17 parks

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26 countries108 parks

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7 countries26 parks

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1 country11 parks

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7 countries27 parks

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68 countries192 parks

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34 countries26 parks

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