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African Lion |
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African Elephant |
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Fiercely protective of his pride, or family unit, male lions patrol a vast territory normally covering about 100 square miles (260 square kilometres).
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African elephants are the largest of Earth's mammals. Their enormous ears help them to keep cool in the hot African climate.
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White Rhinoceros |
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African Buffalo |
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| Two of the Rhinoceros species are native to South Africa. The black rhinoceros are critically endangered and the white is registered as vulnerable, with roughly 14,500 remaining in the wild. |
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The African Buffalo or Cape buffalo is a large African bovid. It is up to 1.7 meters high, 3.4 meters long. Savannah type buffaloes weigh 500-900 kg, with only males, normally larger than females, reaching the upper weight range |
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African Leopard
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The Leopards success in the wild owes in part to its opportunistic hunting behaviour, its adaptability to a variety of habitats and its ability to move at up to approximately 60 kilometres (37 miles) an hour. The leopard consumes virtually any animal it can hunt down and catch.
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