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Wildebeests In Africa

Wildebeest (also called a gnu) are a member of the antelope family. They have a large, box-like head with curving horns. The front end of their body is heavily built, while the hindquarters are slender with spindly legs. They have a gray coat and a black mane as well as a beard that can be black or white.

African Lions in Africa

The African lions inhabits grasslands and savannas in Africa, but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight.

Rhinos in Africa

The African rhino is divided into two species, the black rhino and the white rhino. White rhinos mainly live in South Africa, but they have also been reintroduced to Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Southern white rhinos have been introduced to Kenya, Zambia, and Cote d’Ivoire

Giraffes In Africa

Giraffes usually inhabit savannahs and open woodlands of Africa. They prefer Acacia, and open woodlands over denser environments like Brachystegia woodlands. The Angolan giraffe can be found in desert environments. Giraffes browse on the twigs of trees

Nile Crocodiles in Africa

The Nile crocodile is presently the most common crocodilian in Africa, and is distributed throughout much of the continent. The Nile crocodile is widely distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa. The reptile most frequently occurs in the central, eastern, and southern regions of Africa as well as Western Madagasca

Elephants in Africa

The African elephant is the largest animal walking the Earth. Their herds wander through 37 countries in Africa. They are easily recognized by their trunk that is used for communication and handling objects. And their large ears allow them to radiate excess heat.

Buffalo in Africa

Buffalo are hardy critters, able to live and flourish in many habitats from semi-arid bushland to coastal savannas to lowland rainforests as long as they’re close to a water source. African Buffalo habitats are found starting in southwest Ethiopia and through Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi

Leopards in Africa

African leopards inhabit a wide range of habitats within Africa, from mountainous forests to grasslands and savannahs, excluding only extremely sandy desert. It is most at risk in areas of semi-desert, where scarce resources often result in conflict with nomadic farmers and their livestock.

Hyenas in Africa

In Africa, the striped hyena is out-competed by the spotted hyena in open areas, and is thus relegated to other habitats. Striped hyenas are found in dry, mountainous areas with scrub woodlands, making their dens in crags and ravines.

Cheetahs in Africa

The Cheetah species is distributed over eastern and southern Africa. Generally, the cheetahs occur in grasslands and savannas. However, they can be found in various habitats such mountainous areas or terrains with dense vegetation

Hippos in Africa

Two hippo species are found in Africa. The common hippo (also known as the large hippo), found in East Africa, occurs south of the Sahara. The other much smaller species of hippo is the pygmy hippopotamus. Limited to very restricted ranges in West Africa, it is a shy, solitary forest dweller, and is now endangered.

Zebras in Africa

Africa is the true home of Zebras, where they are represented by 6 sub-species. The natural range of these animals covers south to eastern part of the African continent, stretching from Southern Sudan and southern Ethiopia southwards through Eastern Africa and down to Southern part of the African Continent.

Ostriches in Africa

Ostriches live in the wild in western, eastern and southern parts of the African Continent, in countries that include Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa

Chimpanzees in Africa

Chimpanzees inhabit tropical forests in central Africa and are found from Uganda in the east to Gambia in the west, except for the area bordered by the Lualaba and Congo rivers in central Zaire (Congo). These primates inhabit a range of different areas, from tropical, humid rainforests to dryer and more arid savanna and open woodland areas.

Flamingos in Africa

Flamingos inhabit coastal and inland wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa. They breed on large alkaline and saline lakes, salt pans and coastal lagoon. Flamingo in Africa are found in countries Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,......

Kudus in Africa

Greater Kudu and Lesser Kudu have different distribution patterns. Lesser Kudus live across a small range in eastern Africa, primarily in Kenya, Somalia, Uganda and Ethiopia. Greater Kudus have a wider range, but different subspecies live in different regions. Their populations run from the border of South Africa to Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia.