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African animals
African animals and their characters, habitats, diet and lifestyles.
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Bush Pig
Animals; African animals
The Bush Pig is a strong, stocky pig with powerful forequarters. Its upper tusks are barely visible, but the lower tusks are razor sharp and grow to 7cm in length. It is very dangerous when ...
Common Reedbuck
Animals; African animals
The Common Reedbuck is a medium-sized antelope generally found near water and especially on the floodplains. They are distinguished by a long neck and body, sturdy legs, and powerful hindquarters. ...
Gemsbok
Animals; African animals
The Gemsbok is a large African antelope that are light brownish-grey to tan in color, with lighter patches to the bottom rear of the rump. Their tails are long and black in color. A dark brown ...
Impala
Animals; African animals
An Impala is a medium-sized African antelope whose name comes from the Zulu language meaning "Gazelle". They are found in savannas and thick bushveld in Kenya, Tanzania, Swaziland, Mozambique, ...
Warthog
Animals; African animals
Warthogs are members of the same family as domestic pigs, but present a much different appearance. These sturdy hogs are not among the world's most aesthetically pleasing animals—their large, flat ...
Grey Duiker
Animals; African animals
The Grey Duiker is a medium-sized duiker, still much smaller than most of the other antelope species. A shy antelope with only the males having short horns, the Grey Duiker has a characteristic ...
Honey Badger
Animals; African animals
The Honey Badger is a tenacious small carnivore that has a reputation for being, pound for pound, Africa's most fearless animal despite its small size. It is even listed as the "most fearless animal ...
