The fauna of the African continent is famous for its diversity, only human intervention leads to a change in ecosystems and a decrease in population size. Moreover, hunting and poaching have resulted in many species being threatened with extinction. To preserve the fauna in Africa, the largest national and natural parks, reserves and reserves were created. Their number on the planet is the largest here. The largest national parks in Africa are Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Etosha, Chobe, Nechisar and others.
Depending on the weather and climatic conditions on the mainland, various natural zones have formed: deserts and semi-deserts, savannahs, jungles, equatorial forests. Predators and large ungulates, rodents and birds, snakes and lizards, insects live in different parts of the continent, and crocodiles and fish are found in the rivers. A huge number of different species of monkeys live here.
Mammals
Aardvark (earthen pig)
Pygmy shrew
There are two types of rhinos in Africa – black and white. For them, a favorable habitat is the savanna, but they can be found in open woodland or steppe conditions. There are large populations of them in many national parks.
Black rhino
White rhino
Among other large animals in savannas or forests, African elephants can be found. They live in herds, have a leader, are friendly with each other, zealously defend the young. They know how to recognize each other and during migrations they always stick together. Herds of elephants can be seen in African parks.
African elephant
Bush elephant
Forest elephant
The most famous and dangerous animal in Africa is the lion. In the north and south of the continent, lions were destroyed, so large populations of these animals live only in Central Africa. They live in savannas, near water bodies, not only singly or in pairs, but also in groups – prides (1 male and about 8 females).
Masai lion
Katang lion
Transvaal lion
Leopards live everywhere except the Sahara Desert. They are found in forests and savannas, on river banks and in thickets, on mountain slopes and plains. This representative of the feline family perfectly hunts, both on the ground and in trees. However, people themselves hunt leopards, which leads to their significant extermination.
Leopard
Cheetah
Sand cat (Sand cat)
Big-eared fox
African buffalo
Jackal
Hyena dog
Spotted hyena
Brown hyena
Striped hyena
Aardwolf
African civet
Interesting animals are zebras, which are equines. A large number of zebras have been destroyed by humans, and now they inhabit only the eastern and southern parts of the continent. They are found in deserts, and on the plain, and in the savannah.
zebra
Somali wild donkey
Two-legged camel (Bactrian)
One-humped camel (dromedar, dromedary or Arabian)
One of the brightest representatives of the African fauna is the giraffe, the tallest mammal. Different giraffes have individual coloration, so no two animals are alike. You can meet them in the forests and savannas, and they live mainly in herds.
Giraffe
Endemic to the continent is the okapi, a representative of the giraffe family. They live in the valley of the Congo River and today are poorly studied animals.
Okapi
Common hippopotamus
Pygmy hippo
African warthog
Great bear (antelope bear)
Small well
Mountain nyala
Sitatunga
Antelope Bongo
Bushbok
Gerenuk
Vertical
Impala
Black antelope
Cannes
Duker
Wildebeest
Black wildebeest (White-tailed wildebeest, common wildebeest)
Blue wildebeest
Dorcas gazelle
Babuin
Hamadril
Guinea baboon
Bear baboon
Galago
Colobus
Black colobus
Angolan colobus
White-legged colobus
Royal colobus
The magician
Ice cream
Gorilla
Chimpanzee
Bonobo (pygmy chimpanzee)
Jumpers
Peters proboscis dog
Four-fingered jumper
Long-eared hopper
Short-eared hopper
Birds
Avdotka
African belladonna (paradise crane)
African masked barn owl
African Common Cuckoo
African duck
African rock swallow
African eared owl
African white-chinned vulture
African watercress
African Poinfoot
African goshawk
African broad-mouthed
Baloban
Snipe
White wagtail
Белобровик
White-bellied swift
Griffon vulture
White back duck
Golden eagle
Swampy moon
Big bittern
Great egret
Great tit
Borodach
Brown vulture
Wreath-bearing chibis
Vertigo
Crow
Tie
Blue finch
Mountain bunting
Mountain wagtail
House Owl
Bustard
Egyptian heron
Yellow-billed Toko
Demoiselle crane
West African Fire Velvet Weaver
Snakes
Ibadan malimbus
Loaf
Kaffir eagle
Kaffir horned raven
Kobchik
Congolese peacock
Korostel
Red-throated finch
Mute swan
Forest ibis
Meadow harrier
Madagascar Turtle Dove
Small bittern
Small plover
Sea plover
Nile goose
Nubian bee-eater
Common cuckoo
Common nightjar
Common flamingo
Ogar
Spotted wagtail
Pogonysh
Desert owl
Desert lark
Spotted teal
Pink dove
Pink pelican
Red heron
Peregrine falcon
Sacred ibis
Senegalese alcyone
Gray heron
Silver hobby
Greyhead cinder
Gray crane
Skopa
Steppe harrier
Strepet
Cheglok
Black heron
Black-necked heron
Black stork
Pintail
Shiloklyuvka
Ethiopian blackbird
Reptiles
Turtle Squad
Leatherback turtle
Green turtle
Bissas
Olive Ridley
Atlantic ridley
European swamp turtle
Spurred turtle
Squad Scaled
Agama of the colonists
Sinai agama
Stellion
African Ridgeback
Common Ridgeback
Motley mountain chameleon
Lesser brukesia
Carapace brukesia
Browed brukesia
Egyptian naked gecko
Semi-fawned turkish gecko
Slender snakehead
Long-tailed latastia
Ocellated chalcid
Long legged skink
Pharmacy skink
Cape lizard
Gray monitor lizard
Nile lizard
Snakes
Western boa
Royal python
Hieroglyph python
Madagascar tree boa
Gironde honeysuckle
Black egg snake
African egg snake
African boomslang
Horseshoe slide
Lizard snake
Ordinary already
Water already
Gray tree snake
Red-striped snake
Zerig
Black Mamba
Egyptian cobra
Black and white cobra
Horned tree viper
Gurza
Reptiles
The narrow-necked crocodile is endemic to Africa. In addition to them, there are blunt-nosed and Nile crocodiles in the reservoirs. They are dangerous predators that hunt animals in water and on land. In different water bodies of the mainland, hippos live in families. They can be seen in various national parks.
Narrow-necked crocodile
Nile crocodile
Fishes
Aulonokara
Afiosemion Lamberta
African clary catfish
Big tiger fish
Great labidochromis
Gnatonem Peters
Blue labidochromis
Golden leopard
Kalamoicht
Leopard ctenopoma
Labidochrome Chisumula
Mbu (fish)
Mozambican tilapia
Nile heterotis
Nile perch
Notobranh Rakhov
Notobranch Furzer
Common Mud Hopper
Striped aphiosemion
Princess Burundi
Pseudotrofeus-zebra
River perch
Butterfly fish
Cassowary fish
Senegalese polypyr
Somik-changeling
Fahaka
Hemichromis-handsome
Cichlid parrot
Six-Band Distychod
Electric catfish
Schaper’s Epiplatis
Ягуаровый Синодонт
Thus, Africa has a rich animal world. Here you can find both small insects, amphibians, birds and rodents, as well as the largest predators. Different natural zones have their own food chains, consisting of those species that are adapted for life in certain conditions. If someone happens to visit Africa, then by visiting as many national reserves and parks as possible, they will be able to see a huge number of animals in the wild.
A documentary about the animals of Africa
