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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Conservation

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Near Threatened

Thomson's Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Near Threatened

Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs

African Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus

Big FiveCarnivoreNocturnal

Sable Antelope

Hippotragus niger

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

CarnivoreNocturnalReptile

Reticulated Giraffe

Giraffa reticulata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Mediterranean Chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Grant's Gazelle

Nanger granti

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Oribi

Ourebia ourebi

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Central African Rock Python

Python sebae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Giant Armadillo

Priodontes maximus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red-tailed Boa

Boa constrictor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Caracal

Caracal caracal

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Near Threatened

Brown Hyena

Parahyaena brunnea

CarnivoreNocturnalNear Threatened

Near Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Near Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened

Giant Pangolin

Smutsia gigantea

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Serval

Leptailurus serval

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

HerbivoreDiurnalSavanna

Topi

Damaliscus lunatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

White-Tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Red River Hog

Potamochoerus porcus

OmnivoreNocturnalSavanna

Near Threatened

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Critically Endangered

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Grivet

Chlorocebus aethiops

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Egyptian Mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Fat-tail Gecko

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries58 parks

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

43 countries28 parks

Common Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

43 countries13 parks

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

83 countries114 parks

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

10 countries12 parks

Critically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries18 parks

Near Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries61 parks

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

43 countries19 parks

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular

44 countries52 parks

Near Threatened

White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries8 parks

43 countries

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8 countries

9 parks

43 countries

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