Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
With males weighing more than 900 kg and having a shoulder height of up to 1.8 m, the Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) is the largest antelope of Africa, only rivaled […]
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Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)
The Olive Baboon (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis Baboon, is the most widely ranging species of all baboons. It occurs in a belt stretching from southern Mauritania and Guinea […]
Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus)
The Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) is a large antelope once inhabiting all African grasslands and savannahs. The species can be differentiated into a series of subspecies which differ markedly in their […]
Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
With a weight of up to 300 kg and a shoulder height of 1.4 m, the Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is the second largest antelope of the world (the winner […]
Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas)
The Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas) is a medium-sized primate occurring in a belt from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Tanzania in the east. The animals feed mostly on […]
Oribi (Ourebia ourebi)
The Oribi (Ourebia ourebi) is a small, slender antelope occurring throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa. Their typical habitats include open grasslands or thinly bushed areas with access to water. The […]
Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur)
The Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur), also called the Khur, originally inhabited large parts of southern Asia including western India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and eastern Iran. However, populations diminished dramatically […]
Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) has the widest geographical distribution of any primate except for us humans. It occurs all the way from Afghanistan and Pakistan through northern India up […]
Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata)
The Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata) is a monkey species endemic to southern India where it can be found in a wide array of habitats ranging from forests to open grasslands. […]
Cape Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris)
The Cape Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris) is one of four African ground squirrel species on the continent. The species occurs only in Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana where it inhabits […]
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