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Formerly called. African Wildlife Leadership Foundation. The African Wildlife Foundation ( AWF) is an international conservation organization created with the aim of preserving Africa's wildlife, wild lands, and natural resources. [1] Since its inception in 1961, the organization has protected endangered species and land, promoted conservation ...
The hippopotamus (/ ˌ h ɪ p ə ˈ p ɒ t ə m ə s /; pl.: hippopotamuses or hippopotami), also shortened to hippo (pl.: hippos; Hippopotamus amphibius), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.
The Fauna of Africa, in its broader sense, is all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna is found in the Afrotropical realm. [1] Lying almost entirely within the tropics, and equally to north and south of the equator creates favourable conditions for rich wildlife.
The pygmy hippo is herbivorous, feeding on ferns, broad-leaved plants, grasses, and fruits it finds in the forests. A rare nocturnal forest creature, the pygmy hippopotamus is a difficult animal to study in the wild. Pygmy hippos were unknown outside West Africa until the 19th century.
The wildlife of the Central African Republic is in the vast natural habitat in the Central African Republic (CAR) located between the Congo Basin's rain forests and large savannas, where the human density was smaller than 0.5 per km 2 prior to 1850. The forest area of 22.755 million, considered one of the richest storehouses of wildlife spread ...
A herd of African buffalo in Kenya. The wildlife of Kenya refers to its fauna. The diversity of Kenya's wildlife has garnered international fame, especially for its populations of large mammals. Mammal species include lion ( Panthera leo ), cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius ), African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ...
The common hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius ), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus ( Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis ). The name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse ...
Mzima Springs. Coordinates: 2°59′S 38°1.3′E. Entrance sign at Mzima Springs hike. Mzima Springs are a series of four natural springs in Tsavo National Park, Kenya. They are located in the west of the Park, around 48 km from Mtito Andei. [1] The source of the springs is a natural reservoir under the Chyulu Hills to the north. [2]