Wildlife of Africa

The Mountain Nyala is a magnificent antelope endemic to the Ethiopian highlands east of the rift valley. The Mountain Nyala is a member of the Bovidae family, commonly know...

Length - 3 metres, sometimes up to 6 metres. Weight - 32-55 kg, occasionally up to 90 kg  Colour: body markings vary between brown, olive, chestnut, an...

Length - 13 to 30 cm  Colour - plain brown outside breeding season...

Weight - 7,8-13,5 kg Length: 57,6- 61,5 cm.  Colour: mostly black, with long white fringes of silky hair  ...

Length: 50-65 cm Weight: 4-8 kg  Order of Blue Monkeys: Primates Tail: almost equivalent to the total body length....

Height: M 65 cm; F 55 cm Weight: M 28 kg; F 17 kg Active: Diurnal Habitat: Woodland savannah and mountain areas Food: Fruit, berries, insect...

Height: M 45 cm; F 80 cm Weight: M 7 kg;F 5,5 kg Active: Diurnal Habitat: Savannnah and bush riverine forests Food: Fruit, berries, flowers,...

Body length: 100 - 120 cm Weight: 25 - 55 kg  Height - 0.66-0.75m  ...

Body Length: 160-190 cm  Shoulder Height: 110-120 cm  Tail Length: 70-80 cm  Weight: 150-200 kg  Diet: Grasses, leaves, ...

Height - 210 mm Length - 460 mm Weight - 1.6 kg Tail -  400 mm...

Height: 23 to 28 cm Lenght:  55–77 cm Tail: 12–30 cm  Males weigh: 9 to 16 kg   Females:...

Height: 17,5cm Weight: 150 -250 g Active: Nocturnal Habitat: Acacia woodland Food: Gum, grasshoppers, months, spiders  ...

Lenght: 40  -57 cm Weight: M 2,75 kg: F 2,5 kg Active: Diurnal Habitat: Plains to mountains, kopjes,savannah Food: Mostly leaves, also ...

Length: 18-28 cm Weight: 280 g Active: Diurnal Habitat: Thickets and woodland with termitaria Food: Termites, worms, snails, insects ...

Length -  4.1 metres to 5 metres Weight - around 410 kg Scin -  thick,scaly, heavily armored....

Length -  about 120 to 180 cm, Largest specimens attaining 244 cm Weight - 0.8 to 1.7 kg, can be from 5.9 to 15 kg  &n...

Actually a kind of goat, the Walia Ibex is found in the Simien Mountains and is another animal unique to Ethiopia....

With just 500 remaining in the wild, the beautiful Ethiopian Wolf is one of the nation’s most distinctive and beloved animals....

Just outside the walled city of Harar is a peculiar sight. As night falls each day, local farmers have turned the tradition of feeding hyenas to deter them from the...

Gelada baboons are actually more closely related to monkeys than baboons, and are only found in the Ethiopian highlands with large populations in the Simien Mountains Natio...

Height - up to 1,2 m Weight - around 70 kg Life span - 33 - 60 years Statu...

Standing height  - 1.2 to 1.8 m Weight - 135 to 220 kg Life span - 35 -50 years ...

The woodland kingfisher is widely distributed in tropical Africa south of the Sahara and from Pretoria northwards. ...

Length - 25 – 29 cm Weight -  57 g Wingspan -  44 – 48 cm...