10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Africa has more than its fair share of storks, with 8 of the world’s 19 species gracing the continent. Marabous have also learnt another trick, and that is to follow vultures and scavenge off the remains of Lion and other large predator kills. The Saddle-billed Stork has a similar Africa-wide distribution as the Marabou.

Africa 240

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 240

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2015

The vultures didn’t kill it, but they’ll clean up the mess. The White-backed Vulture is the most common species of vulture in Africa, although these days they are, like most vultures, globally endangered. The cute dead little Wildebeest?

Africa 174

Africa Feral Ethiopia Tanzania 174

Reddit Animals

DECEMBER 15, 2023

forest buffalo goes into first ​ hyena: The spotted hyena is a highly successful animal, being the most common large carnivore in Africa. The spotted hyena displays greater plasticity in its hunting and foraging behaviour than other African carnivores it hunts alone, in small parties of 2–5 individuals or in large groups.

Africa 40

Africa Buffalo Ostriches Animal 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. Rueppell’s Vulture scanning for a carcass at Ndutu, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 190

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 190