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The white rhinoceros can reach a speed of 50km/h. The frontal horn(s) is its distinctive feature and one of its main defensive advantages, but it is also the reason why they are targeted by so many poachers, as it has great value on the black market.

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The Guenon de Brazza (Brazza’s Monkey) lives in territorial groups of 5 to 35 individuals who seek food in an area of 7 to 13 hectares per group, headed by the strongest male.

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The colobus takes turns with the other members of his group to sleep at night so one of them is always keeping an eye out for predators like eagles, leopards and even chimpanzees.
They form territorial groups of 8 to 15 individuals, consisting of an adult male, its females and their young.

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The porcupine communicates by rattling its quills, as well as by shrieks and grunts. If he feels threatened, he lifts his barbs and attacks as he retreats backward. He cannot throw the quills, although they come off easily and their spiny tips can easily penetrate their aggressor’s flesh.

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Sulcata tortoises grow rapidly and reach adult size within 15 or 20 years. When this species is breeding there should never be more than one male in the same enclosure.
Both male and female sulcata tortoises can be aggressive. When males reach sexual maturity with approximately 36 centimeters of shell length, they charge at other males and try to flip them over.

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The Leopard tortoise has no teeth, but rather a sharp, beak-like jaw. They are called "leopard" because of their light yellow-ochre shells with black spots, by which they are perfectly camouflaged in the savannah.

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The bumps on the head of a giraffe are known as ossicones, and allow us to differentiate the males from the females, since the males have an additional osicon on their foreheads, for a total of 3, whereas females have only the two ossicones on top.

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If a hippo breaks some teeth, they grow back again. Hippos are very territorial animals and cause a large number of deaths on the African continent.

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During the day the Egyptian fruit bat will spend its time tidying up and sleeping. They take refuge in caves and dark forest areas. They can create very large colonies, often with more than 1,000 members.

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Both females and males have long backward curved horns more than one meter in length. The Oryx is extinct in the wilds, so our conservation work in parks and zoos is very important.

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The wildebeest migrates in search of fresh pastures and water. These migrations can contain up to one million individuals.

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Both sexes of bontebok have horns with a short open spiral.

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Only the male lechwe has horns. Lechwe are social animals that normally live in groups of up to 30 animals, but they can form even larger herds. During the mating season, males become territorial and protect their own small mating grounds.

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Despite its size and weight and being the slowest antelope in the savannah, the eland can make vertical jumps more than three meters high. Like camels, they prevent dehydration and fluid loss when temperatures are very high, by increasing body temperature to minimize sweating.

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Zebras sleep standing up. There are many theories about their peculiar black and white striped coats. Could it be camouflage to confuse predators? A means of temperature control? Or perhaps it repels arthropods?