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Scientific name: Loxodonta africana
Lifespan: 60–70 years
Incubation: 22 months
Habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and West African rainforests, Sahel desert in Mali
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Scientific name: Panthera leo
Lifespan: 12–16 years (wild)
Incubation: 110 days
Habitat: Grassland, savanna, dense scrub, woodlands
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Scientific name: Panthera pardus
Lifespan: 12–17 years
Incubation: 90–105 days
Habitat: Woodlands, forests, grassland savannas, rainforests
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Scientific name: Acinonyx jubatus
Lifespan: 10–12 years
Incubation: 90–95 days
Habitat: Dry forests, grasslands, open plains and desert regions
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Scientific name: Syncerus caffer
Lifespan: 15–25 years
Incubation: 330–346 days
Habitat: Grasslands in sub-Saharan Africa
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Scientific name: Giraffa camelopardalis
Lifespan: 20–25 years
Incubation: 400–460 days
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Equus quagga
Lifespan: 20–25 years
Incubation: 360–390 days
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Lifespan: 12–24 years in the wild
Incubation: 5.5 months (165 days)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Ceratotherium simum
Lifespan: 35–50 years
Incubation: 450 days
Habitat: Open plains, savannas, thickets, dry forests, mountain forests
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Scientific name: Diceros bicornis
Lifespan: 35–50 years
Incubation: 450 days
Habitat: Open plains, savannas, thickets, dry forests, mountain forests
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Scientific name: Connochaetes taurinus
Lifespan: 20 years
Incubation: 250 days
Habitat: Grassy plains and open woodlands of southern, eastern, and central Africa
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Scientific name: Crocuta crocuta
Lifespan: 12–20 years in the wild
Incubation: 110 days (3.5 months)
Habitat: Grasslands, savannas, woodlands, deserts, mountains, forests
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Did you know that hyenas experience one of the most painful and difficult births of any animal? Female hyenas have a unique reproductive anatomy—what appears to be a penis is actually an elongated clitoris, known as a pseudo-penis. Their labia are fused, forming what looks like a scrotum.
When giving birth, the cub must pass through this narrow and elongated pseudo-penis, which often ruptures in the process. The birth canal is so tight that many first-time mothers do not survive labor, and a significant number of cubs suffocate before they can be born.
Mating is also complicated due to this unusual anatomy. The male must carefully navigate the female’s pseudo-penis to achieve successful copulation. This, combined with the hyena’s matriarchal social structure, makes their reproductive process one of the most fascinating yet challenging in the animal kingdom.
Scientific name: Phacochoerus africanus
Lifespan: 10–15 years
Incubation: 170 days
Habitat: African grasslands and savannas
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Scientific name: Haliaeetus vocifer
Lifespan: 12–24 years
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Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Sagittarius serpentarius
Lifespan: 10–15 years
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Habitat: Grasslands, savannas
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Scientific name: Struthio camelus
Lifespan: 40–45 years
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Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Balearica regulorum
Lifespan: 20–25 years
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Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Coracias caudatus
Lifespan: 10–15 years
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Habitat: Woodlands and savannas in Eastern and Southern Africa
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Scientific name: Lamprotornis superbus
Lifespan: 10–15 years
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Habitat: Savanna, open woodland, lakeshore woodlands, gardens
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Scientific name: Ardeotis kori
Lifespan: 20–30 years
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Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Leptoptilos crumenifer
Lifespan: 25–30 years
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Habitat: Dry savannas, grasslands, swamps and lake shores of Sub-Saharan Africa
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Lifespan: 25–30 years
Incubation: 400–460 days
Habitat: nakuru
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Scientific name: Giraffa reticulata
Lifespan: 20–25 years
Incubation: 400–460 days
Habitat: Rainforests, forests, and savannas in Southern Ethiopia, Somalia, and north-east Kenya
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Scientific name: Equus grevyi
Lifespan: 20–25 years
Incubation: 390 days
Habitat: Semi-arid scrub and grasslands, open plains
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Scientific name: Oryx beisa
Lifespan: 15–20 years
Incubation: 270 days
Habitat: Arid and semi-arid bushland and grasslands
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Scientific name: Litocranius walleri
Lifespan: 10–12 years
Incubation: 165 days
Habitat: Desert, open scrublands
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Scientific name: Struthio molybdophanes
Lifespan: 40–45 years
Incubation: 42 days (egg incubation)
Habitat: Savannas, desert, woodlands, plains
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Scientific name: Lycaon pictus
Lifespan: 10–12 years
Incubation: 70 days
Habitat: Savanna, woodland, scrublands
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Scientific name: Nanger granti
Lifespan: 10–15 years
Incubation: 180 days
Habitat: samburu
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Scientific name: Madoqua kirkii
Lifespan: 6–10 years
Incubation: 170 days
Habitat: Shrublands and savannas of eastern Africa
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Scientific name: Terathopius ecaudatus
Lifespan: 20–25 years
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Habitat: samburu
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Scientific name: Tockus flavirostris
Lifespan: 10–15 years
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Habitat: samburu
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Scientific name: Polihierax semitorquatus
Lifespan: 5–10 years
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Habitat: samburu
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Scientific name: Acryllium vulturinum
Lifespan: 15–20 years
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Habitat: samburu
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Scientific name: Hippopotamus amphibius
Lifespan: 40–50 years
Incubation: 240 days (8 months)
Habitat: Savannas, forests
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Scientific name: Eudorcas thomsonii
Lifespan: 10–15 years
Incubation: 180 days (6 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Aepyceros melampus
Lifespan: 12–15 years
Incubation: 195 days (6.5 months)
Habitat: Savanna and light woodlands of eastern and southern Africa
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Scientific name: Damaliscus lunatus jimela
Lifespan: 15 years
Incubation: 215 days (7 months)
Habitat: Grasslands, treeless plains, savannas
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Scientific name: Alcelaphus buselaphus cokei
Lifespan: 12–15 years
Incubation: 240 days (8 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Taurotragus oryx
Lifespan: 15–25 years
Incubation: 270 days (9 months)
Habitat: Open plains, grasslands, foothills
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Scientific name: Tragelaphus scriptus
Lifespan: 12 years
Incubation: 180 days (6 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Lifespan: 18–20 years
Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: This subspecies is found in eastern Africa, from south Somalia and east Kenya to north-east South Africa. Lives in open grasslands, wooded savannas, often near water.
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Scientific name: Ourebia ourebi
Lifespan: 10–12 years
Incubation: 210 days (7 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Leptailurus serval
Lifespan: 10–12 years in the wild
Incubation: 75 days (2.5 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Caracal caracal
Lifespan: 10–12 years in the wild
Incubation: 78–81 days (2.5–2.7 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Otocyon megalotis
Lifespan: 10–12 years in the wild
Incubation: 60 days (2 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Mellivora capensis
Lifespan: 10 years in the wild
Incubation: 180 days (6 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Civettictis civetta
Lifespan: 15–20 years in the wild
Incubation: 60 days (2 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Canis mesomelas - Lupulella mesomelas
Lifespan: 10–12 years in the wild
Incubation: 60 days (2 months)
Habitat: Coastal areas, deserts, mountains
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Scientific name: Lupulella adusta
Lifespan: 8–12 years in the wild
Incubation: 60 days (2 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Canis aureus
Lifespan: 10–14 years in the wild
Incubation: 60–63 days (2 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Mungos mungo
Lifespan: 10–12 years in the wild
Incubation: 60 days (2 months)
Habitat: Grasslands and woodlands in sub-Saharan and South Africa, Asia and Europe
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Scientific name: Helogale parvula
Lifespan: 10–12 years in the wild
Incubation: 49 days (1.6 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Ichneumia albicauda
Lifespan: 10–13 years in the wild
Incubation: 60 days (2 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Galerella sanguinea
Lifespan: 10–12 years in the wild
Incubation: 60 days (2 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Galagidae senegalensis
Lifespan: 10–15 years in the wild
Incubation: 110–140 days (3.5–4.5 months)
Habitat: Forests and savannas in sub-Saharan Africa
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Scientific name: Bubo lacteus
Lifespan: 25–30 years
Incubation: 38 days
Habitat: Semi-deserts, woodlands, dry savannas
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Scientific name: Caprimulgidae family
Lifespan: 25–30 years
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Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Felis lybica
Lifespan: 12–15 years in the wild
Incubation: 63–68 days (2 months)
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Crocodylus niloticus
Lifespan: 50–100 years (some live over 100!)
Incubation: (Egg Incubation): 80–90 days (~3 months)
Habitat: Rivers, freshwater marshes, and mangrove swamps throughout sub-Saharan Africa
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Scientific name: Papio anubis
Lifespan: 25–30 years
Incubation: 6 months (180 days).
Habitat: Savannas and semi-arid habitats in Africa and Arabia
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Scientific name: Leptoptilos crumenifer
Lifespan: 25–30 years
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Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Leptoptilos crumenifer
Lifespan: 5 years
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Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Gyps africanus
Lifespan: 20–30 years in the wild
Incubation: Typically breed once every 1–2 years
Habitat: Wooded savanna
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Scientific name: Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Lifespan: 15 years in the wild
Incubation: 4 months (120 days).
Habitat: Savanna grasslands, gallery forests, and riverine woodlands
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Scientific name: Gyps rueppelli
Lifespan: 15 years in the wild
Incubation: 4 months (120 days).
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Torgos tracheliotos
Lifespan: 15 years in the wild
Incubation: 4 months (120 days).
Habitat: mara
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Scientific name: Necrosyrtes monachus
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Scientific name: Neophron percnopterus
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Scientific name: Halcyon leucocephala
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Habitat: Tropical and semi-tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula
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Scientific name: Crocuta crocuta
Lifespan: 25 years
Incubation: 9 months
Habitat: samburu
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Lifespan: 14-17 years
Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Scientific name: Merops pusillus
Lifespan: 14-17 years
Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Grassy open spaces across sub-Saharan Africa and Semi-arid to arid areas.
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Scientific name: Genetta maculata
Lifespan: 14-17 years
Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Forests, closed woodlands
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Scientific name: Poicephalus rufiventris
Lifespan: 14-17 years
Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Savannas and local brush land in Eastern Africa
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Scientific name: Melierax poliopterus
Lifespan: 14-17 years
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Habitat: Wooded grassland, semi-desert, dry bush
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Scientific name: Polihierax semitorquatus
Lifespan: 14-17 years
Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi-desert and arid areas of northeast and southwest Africa
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Scientific name: Aquila rapax
Lifespan: 14-17 years
Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Deserts, steppes, grasslands, savannas
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Scientific name: Procavia capensis
Lifespan: 14-17 years
Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Savannah, rainforest
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Incubation: 280 days (9 months)
Habitat: Semi arid to arid areas.
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Scientific name: Zosterops chloris
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