What do you know about mustelids? Most people recognize them as weasels and weasel-like animals. This classification houses a variety of the creatures. They range from the aggressive and wild...
Category: African wildlife
Africa was home to approximately 2 million elephants at the start of the twentieth century. But today there are less than 500,000 remaining. In spite of current efforts to end the ivory trade and...
The wildebeest, otherwise known as the gnu is a member of the antelope family, which also includes such animals as sheep, goats, and cattle. The name “wildebeest” is from the Afrikaner’s...
An Old World primate, the vervet monkey lives in the southeast regions of Africa. It sports a black face surrounded by a white fringe with various shades of grey to the reddish-green fur on the body....
While there are many different species of foxes in the world, few areas specialized or unique as the bat eared fox. This animal, which only weighs about 12–14 pounds at maturity, has oversized...
There are over 70 species of antelope in Africa, but none is more unique than the sitatunga. This animal, which is mostly found in central Africa, does not roam the dry savannah-like many of its...
