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Introduction

For a lot of people who decide to visit Africa they main interest is to view the Wildlife. No other continent offers the same opportunities to see such diverse wildlife, free and often in very close proximity.

To learn a little about the animals you will see before you travel, will enhance your wildlife viewing experience greatly

There are so many different species of wildlife in Africa that this will be a vast section -
***   we shall be adding new sections regularly - so please keep checking back

Mammals

Cheetah	African Elephants	Hippopotamus
Giraffes	African Lion	Rhinoceros
Warthog	Zebra

Reptiles and Birds
		Birds Currently we have included photographs of a few of the birds spotted in Africa. We will be added little information about each in a short while. This section also contains: Birdwatching Tours in Africa Books about African Birds Links to Other African Birding resources

Click here to browse through our Wildlife Photo Library

				Field Guide to the Mammals of the Kruger National Park (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - UK A superb book - and a must if you are visting the Kruger. It boasts a huge variety of mammals, ranging from bushbabies to elephants; this book describes all the mammalian species known to occur in the Park. Detailed information is provided on the distribution, habitat, reproduction, physical characteristics and behaviour of each species, as well as predation rates and percentage kills - unique and specific to the Kruger National Park
				Lonely Planet: Watching Wildlife - East Africa (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - UK This guide covers more than 100 top wildlife-watching destinations, from capital city day trips to dozens of national parks. Each destination has a map to the best sites and itineraries from two days to two months.
				Lonely Planet: Watching Wildlife - Southern Africa (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - UK This guide covers more than 100 top wildlife-watching destinations, from capital city day trips to dozens of national parks. Each destination has a map to the best sites and itineraries from two days to two months.
				African Wildlife : A Photographic Safari (amazon.com) - USA  (amazon.co.uk) - UK A pictorial coverage of the wide variety of habitat and wildlife to be found in Africa. Linked with journal-style text, this book presents an insight into the behaviour, life-cycle and natural history of some of the most intriguing species in the world.

Did you Know?

... some interesting facts about African Wildlife

Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa - the cheetah (70 mph), wildebeest, lion, and Thomson's gazelle (all about 50 mph).

Butterfly
Having a wingspan of only ½", the smallest butterfly is in the world is found in South Africa. It is know as the Dwarf Blue Butterfly

Chameleons
Madagascar is the home of the worlds largest as well as the smallest chameleons! Almost half of the world’s chameleon species live on the island of Madagascar. ( more info )

Cheetahs
The cheetah is the fastest land animal at 95 km/h (60mph).

Elephants
The African elephant is the largest living land mammal.

An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural enemies for he is not a predator and there is none large enough to challenge him.

Did you know elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day.

An African elephant possesses such "manual" dexterity in his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it. (more info )

Fish
The only place where shools of fresh water sardines are found is in Lake Tanganyika.

Frogs
The world's biggest frog is found in Cameroon. Named the goliath frog, their body can be one-foot long. ( more info )

Giraffes
Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be as long as 45 cm?

Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born. (more info )

Goliath Beetle
The world's largest and heaviest beetle, the Goliath Beetle is found in tropical Africa. It can reach a length of 5 inches and weigh up to ¼ lb more info

Gorillas
The Gorilla is the largest of the living primates, male gorillas weight up to 200kg, yet are shy and retiring. ( more info )

Nile Crocodiles
The Nile crocodile is the Africa's largest living reptile - growing to an average length of 5 m. more info )

Penguins (see our photo)
South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.

Seals
The largest seal colony in the southern hemisphere is a Cape Cross in Namibia. ( more info )