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African Safari Wildlife


Game viewing in Southern Africa...


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To view African Safari Wildlife a lot of tourists usually visit East Africa with its wide open plains and thousands of animals in huge parks such as the Serengeti. However, in Southern Africa you can view game across a wide spectrum of diverse habitats.

Popular Southern African Safari Destinations to go game viewing include the Kruger National Park, the Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park and the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa.

In Namibia, Etosha is without doubt the premier destination.

In Botswana, a safari to the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park will certanly fulfill your expectations to view the Big Five and other animals.

Looking for more Wilderness Destinations? Try the North and South Luangwa Parks in Zambia or even the Niassa Reserve in the North West of Mozambique which is probably one of the remotest places in Africa to go on a safari.

These are by no means the only places to go game viewing as the region boasts of a huge number of other parks and reserves that all offer excellent game viewing.

It is not just big game either! Southern Africa also boasts of a huge number of diverse bird species to keep any avid birder happy for weeks on end.

Southern Africa also has its fair share of snakes of which a number are poisonous so mind where you tread if you go on a Walking Safari!

For the marine enthusiasts there is Whale Watching and Scuba Diving. The more adventurous spirits can even go on shark cage diving excursions!

Here is a list of some of the African Safari Wildlife that you can expect to see or encounter on a Southern African Safari.

Big Five:

Lion
Leopard
Elephant
Cape Buffalo
Rhino or Rhinoceros

Predators:

Lion
Leopard
Cheetah
Caracal
Hyena
Jackal
Serval
Mongoose
Otter
Strandwolf
African Wild Dog

Antelope:

Impala
Springbok
Blesbuck
Bontebok
Eland
Blue Wildebeest
Black Wildebeest
Reedbuck
Steenbuck
Oribi
Bushbuck
Kudu
Red hartebeest
Nyala
Oorbietjie
Gemsbok

Other:

Giraffe
Zebra
Hippo or Hippopotamus
Baboon
Samango monkey
Vervet monkey

Raptors:

Crowned Eagle
Martial Eagle
Black Eagle
Bateleur
Osprey
Bearded Vulture
Cape Vulture
Goshawk

Reptiles:

Nile Crocodile
Leguan
Tortouse
Water Turtle
Ouvolk
Skink

Snakes:

Egyptian cobra
Green Mamba
Black mamba
Puffadder
Gaboon Adder
Spitting Cobra
Python

Once again, the above list is not a complete list. There are a number of guides and hand books available that will provide you with more comprehensive lists of African Safari Wildlife should you require it.


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