Animals by Species

King Wildebeest are a colour variant originating from a Blue Wildebeest.

The Golden Wildebeest have a specific golden colour, often with dark brown vertical stripes across the chest.

Warthogs are named for the four wart-like protrusions on their face. These are really skin-covered tusks.

The Tsessebe does resemble the Red Hartebeest but it is smaller and darker.

The white variety of this little antelope is a variation in color or ‘morph’ species rather than a true albino.

The copper springbuck is unique among the color phases in that the color mutation can repeat itself in the first generation.

A slender antelope species, up to 84cm high at the shoulder and weighing between 27 – 42 kg.

The porcupine is best known for the sharp quills that cover its body.

Ostriches are the fastest running birds in the world! Scientists have seen ostriches run continuously at speeds of 30-37 mph and sprint up to 43 mph.

Athletically-built medium sized antelope. The Black Impala is not a subspecies, but a color phase of the Southern Impala.

The fallow deer is a non-indigenous species imported from Europe during the early colonization of South Africa.

The Copper Blesbuck live on the open plains of the South African savannah. Copper Blesbuck are primarily grass-eaters.

The Bat-eared Fox is a small, African fox known for its enormous ears.

The Aardwolf is an insectivorous species of hyena.

Cape Mountain Zebra can weigh up to 372 kilograms (820lbs), which is significantly smaller than the Burchell’s Zebra weighing in at 990lbs.

Springbuck are plains antelope. They can reach speeds of 80km/h (55mp/h).

Sable are found in small herds up to 30 animals with one dominant bull.

The Roan’s upper body is grey in colour, with the legs being darker in colour.

Red Hartebeest are grazers and live in herds of up to 20 animals.

The Nyala is part of the spiralled-horned family.

Lechwe are mainly found in marshy areas due to their liking of green grass and aquatic plants.

The Kudu has a short, smooth coat with a general tanned grey or blueish-grey colour.

Impala can be found in a mixture of woodland and grassland due to the fact that they are mixed feeders.

Giraffe are browsers and the world’s tallest living mammal at a height of approximately 5.9 metres.

The Gemsbuck’s grey-brown coat is separated from their white underparts by a thin, black horizontal stripe.

The Grey Duiker is a small, grey-brown antelope that lives in a woodland habitat.

The Caracal is a medium-sized wild cat that is around one metre (3.3ft) in length.

The Cape Eland is the largest antelope in Southern Africa. It can weigh in at over 2 000 pounds.

The Cape Buffalo is dark brown or black in colour. The body is heavy-set, with stocky legs, a large head and short neck.

The Bushpig stands between 66-110 centimetres in height and can weigh up to 110 kilograms (331lbs).

Cape Bushbuck are the smallest of the spiralled-horned species; and are grazers and browsers found in thick vegetation.

Bontebok are grazers and like open plains. They live in small herds with one breeding ram.

Blue Wildebeest, also known as the brindled gnu, are found on a mixture of grassland and woodland.

As the name implies, this medium-sized antelope is found in mountainous areas where grass and shelter is available for them.

Waterbuck are found in a mixture of grassland and woodland.

Black Wildebeest live in big, open plains and are hard to stalk due to the fact that they’re usually found in big herds.

Water Buffalo are grazers and, as their name suggests, they are always close to water.

Burchell’s Zebra differ from the Mountain Zebra in that they have a shadow stripe in-between their dark black stripes and are significantly bigger in size.

Steenbuck live in a variety of habitats from semi-desert to woodland and only the rams have thin, straight horns.

Klipspringers are browsers that live on rocky outcrops.

The Vaal Rhebuck is a medium-sized antelope, grey in colour with thick, woolly hair and a white stomach and under tail.

The Blue Duiker is the smallest of the Duiker family, standing around 14 inches at the shoulder and weighing only 4 kilograms.

Blesbuck are grazers found in small to large herds on open plains.