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. Storks are typically viewed as wetland species and whilst some storks are restricted to aquatic habitats, others are not. They have even been known to kill children who have been incautious enough to approach too closely.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2012

Gaining independence in 1990, Namibia is one of Africa’s “newer” nations, although not quite as newborn as South Sudan which has yet to celebrate its first anniversary! Over 700 bird species occur in Namibia, many of them range-restricted and highly desirable southern arid zone species.

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Reddit Animals

DECEMBER 15, 2023

African forest buffalo have much smaller horns than their counterparts the Cape, Sudan and Nile buffalo. This species is found on the African continent, in Angola, as well as central, eastern, and southern Africa. Many tarantula species have a special kind of setae, known as urticating hairs , that serve as a defensive weapon.

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