(Loxodonta africana) The African Elephant or African Bush Elephant, is the world's largest land mammal and weighs up to 7 tonnes and reaches heights of 3.3 m at the shoulder. Elephants can live to a potential age of 70 years. The massive tusks of older bulls can weigh up to 50 or
Also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin, is a species of penguin confined to southern African waters. Like all penguins, it is flightless, with a streamlined body and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Adults weigh an average of 2.2–3.5 kg and are 60–70 cm tall.
Also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family. It is one of the largest of all monkeys. Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviours, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females,
Steenbuck (Raphicerus campestris) One of the smaller antelope species in Southern Africa, these tiny mammals have a reddish-brown coat with white underparts and a y-shaped marking on their nose. Steenbok live in a variety of habitats from semi-desert, such as the edge of the Kalahari Desert and Etosha National Park, to open
Name: Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis) Location: South Africa, along the rocky south coast. The Rock Hyrax - now known as the Dassie, is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal native to Africa and the Middle East. It is the African elephant's closest living relative, in spite of the size difference. This close evolutionary
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