The oribi (; "Ourebia ourebi") is a small antelope found in eastern, southern and western Africa. The sole member of its genus, the oribi was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1782. Eight subspecies are identified. The oribi reaches nearly at the shoulder and weighs . This antelope features a slightly raised back, and long neck and limbs. The glossy, yellowish to rufous brown coat contrasts with the white chin, throat, underparts and rump. Only males possess horns; the thin, straight horns, long, are smooth at the tips and ringed at the base. Typically diurnal, the oribi is active mainly during the day.
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Oribi | Introduction
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The oribi (; "Ourebia ourebi") is a small antelope found in eastern, southern and western Africa. The sole member of its genus, the oribi was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1782. Eight subspecies are identified. The oribi reaches nearly at the shoulder and weighs . This antelope features a slightly raised back, and long neck and limbs. The glossy, yellowish to rufous brown coat contrasts with the white chin, throat, underparts and rump. Only males possess horns; the thin, straight horns, long, are smooth at the tips and ringed at the base. Typically diurnal, the oribi is active mainly during the day.
Oribi | Introduction
This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution, ranging from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa). The oribi has been classified as Least Concern by the IUCN; numbers have declined due to agricultural expansion and competition from livestock.
Oribi | Introduction
These separate species often occur in close proximity to each other, increasing predator vigilance. This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution; it occurs mainly in eastern, southern and western Africa, ranging from Nigeria and Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa). It is feared to be extinct in Burundi.
Oribi | Distribution and habitat
The oribi is a small, slender antelope; it reaches nearly at the shoulder and weighs . The head-and-body length is typically between . Sexually dimorphic, males are slightly smaller than females (except for "O. o. ourebi", in which females are smaller). This antelope features a slightly raised back, and long neck and limbs. The glossy, yellowish to rufous brown coat contrasts with the white chin, throat, underparts and rump. The bushy tail, brown to black on the outside, has white insides (except in "O. o. hastata", that has a completely black tail). The subspecies show some variation in colouration; "O.
Oribi | Description
Small herds of up to four members are common; males defend their group's territory, large. The oribi is primarily a grazer, and prefers fresh grasses and browses occasionally. A seasonal breeder, the time when mating occurs varies geographically. Unlike all other small antelopes, oribi can exhibit three types of mating systems, depending on the habitat – polyandry, polygyny and polygynandry. Gestation lasts for six to seven months, following which a single calf is born; births peak from November to December in southern Africa. Weaning takes place at four to five months. The oribi occurs in a variety of habitats – from savannahs, floodplains and tropical grasslands with tall grasses to montane grasslands at low altitudes, up to above the sea level.
Oribi | Introduction
The oribi occurs in a variety of habitats – from savannahs, floodplains and tropical grasslands with tall grasses to montane grasslands at low altitudes, up to above the sea level. Recently burnt areas often attract groups of oribi. The choice of habitat depends on the availability of cover needed to escape the eyes of predators. Population densities typically vary between 2 and 10 individuals per km; however, densities as high as 45 individuals per km have been recorded in tropical grasslands that receive over of annual rainfall and open floodplains. The oribi's range overlaps with those of larger grazers such as the African buffalo, hippopotamus, hartebeest, Thomson's gazelle and topi.
Oribi | Distribution and habitat
The scientific name of the oribi is "Ourebia ourebi". The sole member of its genus, the oribi is placed under the family Bovidae. The species was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1782. The oribi was formerly included in the tribe Neotragini, that comprised a variety of other dwarf antelopes, including "Dorcatragus" (beira), "Madoqua" (dik dik), "Neotragus", "Oreotragus" (klipspringer) and "Raphicerus". In 1963, German mammalogist Theodor Haltenorth separated the oribi and "Raphicerus" into a new tribe, Raphicerini; later on, zoologist Jonathan Kingdon assigned the oribi to Ourebini, a tribe of its own. The common name "oribi" comes from the Afrikaans name for the animal, "oorbietjie".
Oribi | Taxonomy
o. ourebi" is a rich rufous, while "O. o. hastata" is yellower. Only males possess horns; the thin, straight horns, long, are smooth at the tips and ringed at the base. The maximum horn length, , was recorded in 1998 from Malawi. The oribi has at least six different, well-developed scent glands (such as the prominent preorbital glands near the eyes). The body has several modifications, such as the large fossae below the eyes, to accommodate such a large number of glands. Females have four teats.
Oribi | Description
The oribi is diurnal (active mainly during the day), though some activity may also be observed at night. The animal rests in cover during rain events. Unlike all other small antelopes, oribi can exhibit three types of mating systems, depending on the habitat – polyandry, polygyny and polygynandry; polygyny tends to prevail as the female-to-male ratio increases. A study suggested that polygyny is preferred in areas of high predator risk, as it leads to formation of groups as an anti-predator measure. Small herds of up to four members are also common. Males defend their group's territory, large; female members may also show some aggression and drive away intruders.
Oribi | Ecology and behaviour
It is named for Oritoyacu, Ecuador, where the type specimen was collected.
Anelosimus oritoyacu | Introduction
The topi ("Damaliscus lunatus jimela") is a subspecies of the common tsessebe. It is a highly social and fast type of antelope found in the savannas, semi-deserts, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa.
Topi | Introduction
The Suni ("Neotragus moschatus") is a small antelope. It occurs in dense underbrush from central Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Suni are around 12–17 inches (30–43 cm) high at the shoulder and weigh 10–12 pounds (4.5–5.4 kg). They are usually reddish brown, darker on their back than their sides and legs. The belly, chin, throat and insides of legs are white. The nostrils are prominent red, and there are black rings around the eyes and above the hooves. Males have horns 3–5 inches (8–13 cm) long, that are ridged most of their length and curve backwards close to their heads.
Suni | Introduction
Males may guard their offspring from predators and keep away other males. Weaning takes place at four to five months. The oribi lives for 8 to 12 years in the wild, and for 12 to 14 years in captivity.
Oribi | Reproduction
Polypterus ornatipinnis, the ornate bichir, is a bony fish found in Lake Tanganyika and the Congo River basin in Central and East Africa.
Polypterus ornatipinnis | Introduction
Oryx is a genus consisting of four large antelope species called oryxes. Three of them are native to arid parts of Africa, and the fourth to the Arabian Peninsula. Their fur is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight. The exception is the scimitar oryx, which lacks dark markings on the legs, only has faint dark markings on the head, has an ochre neck, and horns that are clearly decurved. The Arabian oryx was only saved from extinction through a captive breeding program and reintroduction to the wild.
Oryx | Introduction
A Topi is an antelope species of the genus "Damaliscus". Topi may also refer to:
Topi (disambiguation) | Introduction
An okapi is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa. Okapi may also refer to:
Okapi (disambiguation) | Introduction
A study showed that the number of females that visit the male's territory depends on the appearance (particularly the symmetry) of the male's horns. Males mark vegetation and soil in their territories by preorbital gland secretions and excrement; the intensity of marking increases with the number of male neighbours. Dominant males tend to have greater access to females in and around the territory than other males. An important feature of the social behaviour of oribi is the "dung ceremony", in which all animals form temporary dung middens. Oribi at least three months old have been observed giving out one to three alarm whistles on sensing danger.
Oribi | Ecology and behaviour
Both sexes become sexually mature at 10 to 14 months. A seasonal breeder, the time when mating occurs varies geographically. Mating may peak in the rainy season (August to September). When a female enters oestrus (which lasts for four to six days), it seeks the company of males. During courtship, the male will pursue the female, test her urine to check if she is in oestrus and lick her rump and flanks. Gestation lasts for six to seven months, following which a single calf is born; births peak from November to December in southern Africa. The newborn is kept in concealment for nearly a month; the mother pays regular visits to her calf to suckle it for nearly half an hour.
Oribi | Reproduction
In addition to the oribi and leguaans, vertebrates include bushbuck, duiker, reedbuck, vervet monkeys, Samango monkeys, various frogs and turtles.
Oribi Gorge | Animals
Ornipholidotos ntebi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania and the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests. Adults mimic day-flying arctiid moths.
Ornipholidotos ntebi | Introduction
Suni ("Neotragus moschatus") is a small species of antelope. Suni can also refer to:
Suni (disambiguation) | Introduction
This marine species was found off Djibouti.
Ancilla djiboutina | Distribution
Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Anubias gilletii | Distribution
This species is found in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin.
Cribrarula esontropia | Distribution
In addition to larger populations of many species of antelope found in the lower reaches of the Hoanib, are also a large number of desert elephants (about 35 individuals), rhinos, giraffes and also several lion prides, and smaller predators.
Hoanib | Flora and vegetation
Floris National Park (Central African Republic); Garamba, Upemba and Kundelungu National Parks (Congo-Kinshasa); Omo National Park (Ethiopia); Masai Mara Game Reserve and Ruma National Park (Kenya); Golden Gate Highlands National Park (South Africa); Serengeti National Park (Tanzania); Kidepo Valley, Lake Mburo and Murchison Falls National Parks (Uganda); Kafue and Liuwa Plain National Parks and Bangweulu Swamp (Zambia).
Oribi | Threats and conservation
Long-horned humpless cattle bones have likewise been discovered at Asa Koma, suggesting that domesticated cattle were present by around 3,500 years ago. Rock art of what appear to be antelopes and a giraffe are also found at Dorra and Balho. Handoga, dated to the fourth millennium BCE, has in turn yielded obsidian microliths and plain ceramics used by early nomadic pastoralists with domesticated cattle.
Djibouti | Prehistory
The oribi has been classified as Least Concern by the IUCN. The total population (as of 2008) is estimated at 750,000. However, the subspecies "O. o. haggardi" is listed as Vulnerable because, as of 2008, the total population is estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals, and is feared to be declining. Hunting is a relatively minor threat, since the oribi shows some tolerance to hunting. Nevertheless, the steep fall of 92% in oribi populations in Comoé National Park (Côte d'Ivoire) has been attributed to poaching. Numbers have also declined due to agricultural expansion and competition from livestock. The oribi occurs in a number of protected areas throughout its range, such as: Gashaka Gumti National Park in Nigeria, the Pendjari and W National Parks (Benin); Aouk Hunting Zone (Chad); Benoue, Bouba Njida and Faro National Parks (Cameroon); Manovo-Gounda St.
Oribi | Threats and conservation
The Upemba lechwe ("Kobus anselli") is a species of antelope found only in the Upemba wetlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was described in 2005, after analysis of 35 museum specimens collected in 1926 and 1947–8. It was previously overlooked due to its similarity to the lechwe "K. leche", especially the black lechwe subspecies "K. l. smithemani". Some authorities treat the Upemba lechwe as a subspecies, "K. l. anselli", of the lechwe.
Upemba lechwe | Introduction
Kipsigicerus is an extinct genus of East African antelope from the Middle Miocene. Its closest living relative is the four-horned-antelope.
Kipsigicerus | Introduction
The species is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Episparis penetrata | Distribution
Salt's dik-dik ("Madoqua saltiana") is a small antelope found in semidesert, bushland, and thickets in the Horn of Africa, but marginally also in northern Kenya and eastern Sudan. It is named after Henry Salt, who discovered it in Abyssinia in the early 19th century.
Salt's dik-dik | Introduction
The suni is a small antelope, but larger than the other two species of its genus. This antelope resembles Bates's pygmy antelope in terms of cranial measurements. The suni stands at the shoulder; the head-and-body length is typically between . Both sexes weigh between . Horns are present only on males; sexual dimorphism in the suni is less marked than in Bates's pygmy antelope.
Suni | Description
Specific to specimens from Ecuador, males range in size between , and females between . Specimens collected in Mexico are larger. Prosoma is brown with grey marks, while legs are pale brown, with darker brown at the tips. Males can be distinguished by the size of their embolus fork and embolus division b, while females have an epigynal plate which is high relative to its width.
Anelosimus oritoyacu | Description
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola and Senegal.
Chicocenebra gubbi | Distribution
Ornipholidotos nbeti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
Ornipholidotos nbeti | Introduction
The scimitar oryx ("Oryx dammah"), also known as the scimitar-horned oryx and the Sahara oryx, is a species of "Oryx" that was once widespread across North Africa. The species went extinct in the wild in 2000, but a group was released into an acclimation enclosure within the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve in 2016, then reintroduced back into the wild. Twenty-one additional animals were placed in the acclimation enclosure in 2017. The scimitar oryx has a long taxonomic history since its scientific description in 1816 by Lorenz Oken, who named it "Oryx algazel". This antelope stands a little more than at the shoulder.
Scimitar oryx | Introduction
Ogilby's duiker ("Cephalophus ogilbyi") is a small antelope found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, southeastern Nigeria, Bioko Island and possibly Gabon. No subspecies are recognized. The two former subspecies, the white-legged duiker "Cephalophus crusalbum" and the Brooke's duiker "Cephalophus brookei", are considered as distinct species since 2011. Ogilby's duikers weigh up to and have a shoulder height of up to . They vary in color from chestnut to mahogany to deep brown, and have massive hindquarters typical of duikers.
Ogilby's duiker | Introduction
Orycteropus abundulafus is an extinct species of aardvark. Its fossil was found in northern Chad. It lived in the Mio-Pliocene epochs.
Orycteropus abundulafus | Introduction
This nudibranch is found in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Animals from the Eastern Mediterranean apparently lack the yellow colour in the submarginal line, but are considered to be the same species.
Felimare orsinii | Distribution
It was a small to middle-sized antelope, with body mass estimates ranging from 32 kg to 84 kg, with an average value of 54 kg. Both sexes had horns, which were subtriangular at base and ranged from 6cm to 9cm in length.
Duboisia santeng | Description
Emoia oribata is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Emoia oribata | Introduction
In the southern mountain range of Aser-Jog, in Djibouti, the beira antelope "Dorcatragus megalotis", an endemic and vulnerable species is reported. 99 different individuals have been recorded. However, they face competition from cattle in grazing. Hence, a proposal has been mooted to establish a wild life refuge in this range, as a protected area.
Wildlife of Djibouti | Mammals
Both "Azibius" and "Algeripithecus" have only been found in the Glib Zegdou Formation of the Gour Lazib area in Algeria. The Glib Zegdou Formation dates to the late early or early middle Eocene. Two upper molars found in Chambi, Tunisia, which were originally associated with "Djebelemur martinezi" (another suspected stem lemuriform), may instead represent another primate more closely related to "Algeripithecus".
Azibiidae | Distribution
"P. haackei" is found in Namibe Province in southwestern Angola.
Pedioplanis haackei | Geographic range
The species was discovered by Kauresh Vachhrajani and his students on mud flat surfaces located in Kamboi.
Ilyoplax sayajiraoi | Background
Specimens from the coastal forest at Mabibi, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Amauris ochlea | Gallery
Oribi Gorge is a canyon in southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 35 kilometres north-west of Port Shepstone, which itself is 120 km south of Durban. Oribi Gorge, cut by the Mzimkulwana River, is the eastern gorge of two gorges that cut through the Oribi Flats (flat sugarcane farmlands) of KwaZulu-Natal. The western gorge was formed by the Mzimkulu River. The gorge is approximately deep, and almost wide at its widest. Erosion by these rivers have carved out nearly of spectacular kloofs and crags, covered with subtropical vegetation. In the gorge, the dense forest on the sandstone slopes is home to various small mammals, while the large leguaans excavate their burrows along the riverbanks.
Oribi Gorge | Introduction
It is found only in North Africa, where it is restricted to the coastal mountains of Algeria and Tunis. One of the few specific localities where it is known to occur is Djebel Murdjaro near Oran in western Algeria. This subspecies may be sympatric with "M. deserti" and/or "D. mauritanica".
Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea | Geographic range
West Africa: Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Mali.
Anubias afzelii | Distribution
"H. foudaii" is found in Egypt and possibly Sudan.
Hemidactylus foudaii | Geographic range
"C. braestrupi" is found in Kenya and Somalia.
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi | Geographic range
The type specimen was found on the coast of Sierra Leone.
Ziba carinata | Distribution
"R. orcesi" is found in northeastern Ecuador at altitudes of .
Riama orcesi | Geographic range
This species occurs in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, but mainly in wildlife reserves. They also occur in southern Sudan, Somalia and southern Ethiopia, as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Chad, and infrequently in West Africa.
Ornithodoros moubata | Distribution
The beira ("Dorcatragus megalotis") is a small arid adapted antelope that inhabits arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
Beira (antelope) | Introduction
The oribi, a small antelope, an endemic species, is rarely sighted in the depressions where a large variety of water birds such as storks, crowned cranes, stilts, cormorants, ducks and kingfishers are also seen making it an attractive bird-watching site.
Wildlife of Zimbabwe | Kazuma Pan National Park
Axinidris namib is a species of ant in the genus "Axinidris". Described by Snelling in 2007, the species is endemic to Namibia.
Axinidris namib | Introduction
The species name refers to the Kitulo Plateau, the type locality.
Afropoecilia | Etymology
"Orbivestus bamendae" is native to Cameroon's Bamenda Highlands and their continuation as Nigeria's Mambilla Plateau. The species' range is considered to be very small. Its habitat is grassy slopes at altitudes of .
Orbivestus bamendae | Distribution and habitat
palaestinicus, from Israel, but the dating is not certain and a morphological analysis indicates it may belong to the genus Bison. The species Probubalus occipitalis is considered identical to H. triquetricornis. Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at ; see its history for attribution.
Hemibos | Classification
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
Gibbula denizi | Distribution
The bubal hartebeest, also known as northern hartebeest or bubal antelope or simply bubal ("Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus") is the extinct nominal (i.e., first described) subspecies of hartebeest. It was formerly found north of the Saharan Desert. Other subspecies live currently in grasslands south of the Sahara, from Senegal in the west to Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east and down to central Tanzania. The red hartebeest and Lichtenstein's hartebeest, alternatively considered subspecies or sister species of the common hartebeest, are present in southern Africa.
Bubal hartebeest | Introduction
"A. boueti" is found in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.
Acanthodactylus boueti | Geographic range
"Hemidactylus kyaboboensis" have been collected from moist, semi-deciduous rainforests in the Togo Hills of eastern Ghana and Missahöhe in western Togo. These rainforests are habitat islands within the more arid Dahomey Gap.
Hemidactylus kyaboboensis | Habitat and distribution
This species occurs in Ethiopia and Angola.
Mylabris flavoguttata | Distribution
The gemsbok, gemsbuck or South African oryx ("Oryx gazella") is a large antelope in the genus "Oryx". It is native to the arid regions of Southern Africa, such as the Kalahari Desert. Some authorities formerly included the East African oryx as a subspecies. The gemsbok is depicted on the coat of arms of Namibia, where the current population of the species is estimated at 373,000 individuals.
Gemsbok | Introduction
These whistles are more common in adults than in juveniles, and males appear to whistle more. Common predators include carnivorans such as jackals.
Oribi | Ecology and behaviour
In a revision of the phylogeny of the tribe Antilopini on the basis of nuclear and mitochondrial data in 2013, Eva Verena Bärmann (of the University of Cambridge) and colleagues showed that the oribi is the sister taxon to all other antilopines. The cladogram below is based on the 2013 study. The following eight subspecies are identified:
Oribi | Taxonomy
The beira is endemic to northeast Africa, it occurs in the far south of Djibouti southwards across northern Somalia and into extreme northeastern Ethiopia. The main part of its range is in northern Somalia Somaliland, from the frontier with Djibouti, east into Puntland and the Nogaal Valley. Its occurrence in Djibouti was confirmed in only 1993.
Beira (antelope) | Distribution
Moreover, saiga bones were found among the remains of other wild animals near the human settlements.
Saiga antelope | Antiquity
"Nothobranchius rachovii" "sensu stricto" is found in the floodplain of the lower Zambezi and also in the floodplain of the Pungwe River.
Nothobranchius rachovii | Distribution
The species is a common resident in most parts of South Africa. Local numbers are swollen in summer by individuals migrating southwards from the equator. Elsewhere in Africa it occurs throughout the continent south of the Sahara, but it is largely absent in the deserts of southwestern Africa (i.e. the Namib, the Karoo, the Kalahari) and probably the rainforests of the Congo. In west Africa it is fairly uncommon across the Sahel, except for the major floodplain systems. It can commonly found breeding along the Niger, in the Inner Niger Delta of Mali, the Logone of C.A.R., Lac Fitri in Chad, the Saloum Delta of Senegal, and other localities in relatively small numbers such as in The Gambia.
African sacred ibis | Africa
This species can be found in Tanzania.
Taurhina bertolonii | Distribution
This species is found only in the southern edge of Africa.
Anthidium akermani | Distribution
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Madagascar.
Orthetrum julia | Distribution and status
The origin of the gold Ometepe article opens an interesting topic of research, regarding its origin, meaning, etc.
El Ceibo Museums | Ancient native tomb
Less fragmentary remains discovered between 2003 and 2009 demonstrated a close relationship between "Azibius" and "Algeripithecus". Descriptions of the talus (ankle bone) in 2011 have helped to strengthen support for the strepsirrhine status of "Azibius" and "Algeripithecus", which would indicate that the evolutionary history of lemurs and their kin is rooted in Africa. Likewise, if azibiids are simians, it would support the hypothesis that simians originated in Africa instead of Asia. Azibiids were small-bodied primates, with "Algeripithecus minutus" weighing between , "Azibius trerki" weighing approximately , and an unnamed species of "Azibius" being notably larger, weighing an estimated .
Azibiidae | Introduction
It is found from Guinea to Ghana in West Africa, and in Central Africa in the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Angola, Rwanda, Uganda and western Kenya. The type locality is listed only as "interior parts of Africa."
Bitis nasicornis | Geographic range
The zebra duiker ("Cephalophus zebra") is a small antelope found primarily in Liberia, as well as the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and occasionally Guinea. They are sometimes referred to as the banded duiker or striped-back duiker. It is believed to be one of the earliest duiker species to have evolved.
Zebra duiker | Introduction
c. antiquorum").
West African giraffe | Introduction
Additional populations have been found at the periphery of its range, but these are thought to represent new, undescribed species.
Tenuibranchiurus | Introduction
Günther's dik-dik ("Madoqua guentheri") is a small antelope found in arid zones of East Africa.
Günther's dik-dik | Introduction
The species can be found in submontane and lowland forests east of the main Rift Valley, including the Eastern Arc forests in Tanzania.
Abisara delicata | Ecology
Axinidris okekai is a species of ant in the genus "Axinidris". Described by Snelling in 2007, the species is endemic to Kenya, where specimens have been collected from vines.
Axinidris okekai | Introduction
"A. broomi" is found mainly in Australia.
Anilios broomi | Geographic range
This species is found in Africa: in Angola, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria.
Neritina oweniana | Distribution
The addax ("Addax nasomaculatus"), also known as the white antelope and the screwhorn antelope, is an antelope of the genus "Addax", that lives in the Sahara Desert. It was first described scientifically by Henri de Blainville in 1816. As suggested by its alternative name, this pale antelope has long, twisted horns - typically in females and in males. Males stand from at the shoulder, with females at . They are sexually dimorphic, as the females are smaller than the males. The colour of the coat depends on the season - in the winter, it is greyish-brown with white hindquarters and legs, and long, brown hair on the head, neck, and shoulders; in the summer, the coat turns almost completely white or sandy blonde.
Addax | Introduction
it contains nine species, found only in Argentina and Chile:
Orsolobus | Species
The drawings depict symbols, a large range of now extinct wild animals in the area like hippopotamus, crocodile, giraffe, leopard, antelope, scorpion and lion as well as domestic animals, mainly cattle and camels. Additionally, there are some human figures, poor in technique. The game animals appear in a none-natural styled manner and are generally pecked over the surface or hammered out and the elephants are displaying both ears. The cattle is represented in a geometrically stylized manner often with distorted corbels. Located on subhorizontal slabs bordering the right bank of the wadi there are groups of rowing boats steered with oars.
Sabu-Jaddi | Description
It is extinct in China and southwestern Mongolia. It was hunted extensively in Romania and Moldova until it became extinct in those regions at the end of the 18th century. The Mongolian subspecies ("S. t. mongolica") is found only in western Mongolia.
Saiga antelope | Introduction
"T. johnstoni" is found in forests at altitudes between in the Albertine Rift of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda, but also tolerates semi-urbanized environments as long as some trees and bushes remain.
Trioceros johnstoni | Distribution and habitat
Noropithecus is an extinct Old World monkey uncovered from the Early Miocene formations of Buluk, Kenya. It is known from a fragment of a right mandible. It is believed to have been arboreal and omnivorous.
Noropithecus | Introduction
The western hartebeest ("Alcelaphus buselaphus major") is an antelope native to the medium to tall grassland plains of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo. It is possibly extirpated from Gambia. Average adults stand tall at the shoulder and weigh . A western hartebeest's coat is fawn-colored, ranging from tan to dark brown. It has a small hump at the front shoulders. It has slim legs and a very narrow face. Both sexes are horned. Horns may be long. Considerable variation in horn growth occurs, but they generally grow sideways out from the head, before curving forward, then inward and backward.
Western hartebeest | Introduction
The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.
List of birds of Djibouti | Introduction
This marine species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa.
Orinella africana | Distribution
"A. busacki" is found in Morocco and Western Sahara.
Acanthodactylus busacki | Geographic range
"Cistus munbyi" is native to western north Africa, occurring at elevations of up to along the Mediterranean coasts of Morocco and Algeria. It occurs in dry, sunny locations, generally in alkaline soils among bushy vegetation. Munby's description was based on a specimen from the cliffs east of Oran.
Cistus munbyi | Distribution and habitat
Members of the genus are found in tropical Africa and islands of the Indian Ocean.
Antrophyopsis | Distribution