African Animals Facts

African animals facts, spoor and habits.
The continent of Africa is host to the most diverse and extensive wildlife show on earth with an amazing variety of animals.

Browse our listing to find out more and enrich your safari experience.

BUFFALO

member of the big 5, big and bold bovine

CHEETAH

the "greyhound" of cats, accelerating from 0 - 70 kmp/h in two seonds, purrs like a domestic cat.

BLACK and WHITE RHINO

Of the 5 different species two can be found in Africa. The name rhinoceros means "nose horn".

ELEPHANTS

one of Africa's giants and the biggest land mammal on earth.

ELAND

one of Africa's giants and the biggest land mammal on earth.

DESTINATION BOTSWANA

is the ultimate safari experience offering incredible beauty, vast wilderness areas and diverse wildlife.
Botswana has a unique richness from the waterways of the Okavango delta to the northern Tuli Game Reserve.

GEMSBOK

oryx or unicorn? With a coat of many colours, these handsome antelope are the perfect desert adapted animal

GIRAFFE

often referred to as the cranes of Africa. Tall, graceful and stately, giraffes can lives for approx. 25 years in the wild.

LOOKING FOR THE REALLY BIG HERDS?

We are talking buffalo and elephant herds in their hundreds then look no further than Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park.

For the adventurous there are walking safaris in Hwange and Mana Pools

HIPPO'S

from the Greek word "hippos" meaning horse, these animals were once called river horse or sea cows.

African Animals Facts