African Penguins are endemic to Southern Africa, where they can be found from South Africa to Namibia. They breed on 24 islands between Hollamsbird Island, Namibia and Bird Island in Algoa Bay, South Africa. ... Read more
The African savannah elephant is mainly found in central and southern Africa in nomadic herds that wander the plains and grasslands of Africa grazing for food and searching for waterholes. African elephants... Read more
African wild dogs are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, although the population is now very fragmented. African wild dogs are native to Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethio... Read more
The American flamingo is found in Central and South America and the Caribbean and it is the only flamingo species found in North America. It is also occasionally seen in Florida and along the Gulf Coast as a v... Read more
Black Eared Marmosets have a very wide distribution, occurring in the neo-tropical gallery forests of the Brazilian Central Plateau. They live along the Brazillian coast ranging from Bahia to Sao Paulo, and as... Read more
The Blue Crane is endemic to southern Africa, with almost all of the population occurring in South Africa. There are also small and declining breeding populations in northern Namibia and western Swaziland, alt... Read more
Burmese pythons are native to Southern and Southeast Asia. They can be found in Eastern India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Western Bhutan, Southeast Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Northern conti... Read more
The Cape vulture is found in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana and Mozambique. It formerly bred in Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, but is now extinct in Swaziland, and only small, non-breeding populations persi... Read more
Common brown lemurs are endemic to north-werstern Madagascar. In the west, they can be found north of the Betsiboko River; in Eastern Madagascar, north of the Mangoro River to the Onive River; and a small popu... Read more
Chimpanzees are endemic to West and Central Africa. Chimpanzees are a tailless member of the great apes family. They typically have coarse black hair that covers their whole body, except for their faces, ea... Read more
KINGDOM: Animalia (Animals)PHYLUM: Chordata (Possessing a notochord)CLASS: Mammalia (Mammals)ORDER: PrimatesFAMILY: Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)SUB-FAMILY: Cercopithecinae (Monkeys incl. Baboons, macaqu... Read more
Emus are only found on the continent of Australia. Emus are large, flightless birds with long necks and legs. The plumage is grey-brown of a shaggy appearance, with their pale blue neck showing through spar... Read more
The remaining Giraffe populations are restricted to parts of sub-Saharan Africa with the largest concentrations being found in National Parks. Giraffes have enlongated legs and an enlongated neck. The coat ... Read more
The population of the Greater Flamingo spreads across the Middle East to northern India to Africa and the Mediterranean. There are limited numbers found in northern Europe. The greater flamingo has a long, ... Read more
Green mambas are native to coastal regions of southern East Africa. They can be found from the Eastern Cape in South Africa through Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Eastern Zimbabwe and Southern Malawi. The gre... Read more
The grey crowned-crane is a resident of eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Kenya and Uganda in the northern extremities of the species distribution, to South Africa and Zimbabwe in the south. It is a no... Read more
Hippopotamuses are endemic to Africa. Hippos are found in the rivers and lakes of the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, north through to Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan, west t... Read more
Komodo dragons are endemic to the island of Komodo in Indonesia, and also on the neighbouring islands of Rinca and Flores. The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world, with a heavy-set body, stocky... Read more
lass="wp-block-heading">Hylobates lar KINGDOM: Animalia (Animals)PHYLUM: Chordata (Possessing a notochord) CLASS: Mammalia (Mammals) ORDER: Primates FAMILY: Hylobatidae (Gibbons) SUB-FAMILY: Hylobatinae (Gibbo... Read more
Leopards are commonly found throughout sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. There are also small and isolated populations of leopards inhabiting remote geographic locations in the Far East, Northern Africa an... Read more
Linne’s two-toed sloths are endemic to Central and South America. They can be found through Venezuela and the Guianas, south into Brazil and west into the upper Amazon Basin of Ecuador and Peru. These... Read more
Lions live in most of sub-Saharan Africa except in desert and rainforest habitats. Historically, lions could be found from Greece through the Middle East to northern India, but only a very small population rem... Read more
Macklot’s pythons are native to parts of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Macklot’s python is a medium-sized python of medium girth with a broad, flat head and clear, light eyes with a vertical s... Read more
Meerkats are endemic to Southern Africa. They inhabit portions of South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The meerkat is a small mongoose. Their fur is a yellow-brown colour, peppered with darker s... Read more
Historically the Northern Bald Ibis was found throughout central Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Recently, it was thought to be confined to Morocco at the Souss-Massa National Park and at nearby Tamr... Read more
Patas Monkeys are endemic to West and East Africa. They occur across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and as far south as Cameroon and Tanzania. Patas monkeys have long, slim bodies and limbs cov... Read more
The Plains zebra is found throughout southeastern Africa, with the highest population densities in the Serengeti-Mara plains of Kenya and Tanzania. Their range reaches as far north as southern Ethiopia and Sud... Read more
Pygmy Hippopotamuses are endemic to West Africa. They only occur in four countries: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Pygmy hippopotamuses have barrel shaped bodies and short, stumpy legs. The... Read more
Red kangaroos are endemic to Australia and occur over most of the dry, inland, central part of Australia. Red kangaroos are the biggest marsupials. Male red kangaroo fur is typically a reddish-brown colour,... Read more
The range of the scarlet ibis is very large, and colonies are found throughout vast areas of South America and the Caribbean islands. Native flocks exist in Brazil; Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; a... Read more
South African fur seals are native to southern and western South Africa and Namibia. The South African fur seal has a fusiform body (tapered at both ends) with a large head and pointed snout at one end, and... Read more
The species has a very restricted home range, limited to the southern tips of South Africa with its main range lying in the north-eastern Free State, Mpumalanga and the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg. The Southe... Read more
Southern Ground Hornbills are found in the southern and eastern parts of Africa. They occupy the land from southern Kenya and Burundi, through Angola and Namibia to South Africa. The southern ground-hornbil... Read more
lass="wp-block-heading">Panthera tigris KINGDOM: Animalia (Animals) PHYLUM: Chordata (Possessing a notochord) CLASS: Mammalia (Mammals) ORDER: Carnivora (Carnivores) FAMILY: Felidae (Cats) SUB-FAMILY: Pantheri... Read more
The Wattled Crane occurs in a vastly restricted range within the eastern higher rainfall regions of South Africa, with concentrations in the Mpumalanga Highlands and the midlands to southern parts of KwaZulu-N... Read more
Western lowland gorillas are endemic to Central Africa. They can be found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the DRC, Equitorial Guinea, Angola and Gabon. Western lowland ... Read more
Historically, the White rhinoceros was widely distributed throughout Africa. Their current range is much more restricted and they can now only be found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Namibi... Read more
Did you know vultures feed on carrion (dead carcasses) and do not kill their own prey? Their feet are weak and better suited to walking on the ground than to picking up prey