Serengeti - Animals

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Primates Greater Bush Baby Galago crassicaudatus Patas Monkey Cercopithecus patas Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus aethiops Olive Baboon Papio anubis Black and White Colobus Colobus guereza Bats Bats Order Chiroptera Insectivores African Hedgehog Atelerix sp. Elephant Shrews Macroscelidae Hares Cape Hare Lepus capensis Rodents Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata Spring Hare Pedetes capensis C a r n i v o r e s Genets and Civets Common Genet Genetta genetta Large Spotted Genet Genetta tigrina African Civet Civetticis civetta Mongooses Slender or Black-Tipped Mongoose Herpestes sanguinea Ichneumon or Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda Marsh Mongoose Atilax paludinosus Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo Hyaenids, Hyaenidae and Protelinae Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta Striped Hyaena Hyaena hyaena Aardwolf Proteles cristata Cats African Wildcat Felis lybica Serval Felis serval Caracal Felis caracal Leopard Panthera pardus Lion Panthera leo Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Dogs Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis Golden Jackal Canis aureus Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas Side-striped Jackal Canis adustus Wild Dog Lycaeon pictus Weasels Ratel or Honey Badger Mellivora capensis Zorilla Ictonyx striatus Scaly Anteaters Ground Pangolin Smutsia temminckii U n g u l a t e s Aardvark Aardvark Orycteropus afer Hyraxes Rock Hyrax Procavia sp. Bush Hyrax Heterohyrax sp. Tree Hyrax Dendrohyrax sp. Pro Boscids Elephant Loxodonta africana Odd-Toed Ungulates Plains or Burchell´s Zebra Equus burchelli Northern Black Rhino Diceros bicornis michaeli Even-toed Ungulates Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus Warthog Phacochoerus africanus Giraffe Giraffa camelopardialis African Buffalo Syncerus caffer Spiral horned Bovines Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis Eland Taurotragus oryx Duikers Grey Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia Dwarf Antelopes Steenbock Raphicerus campestris Kirk´s Dik-dik Madoqua kirkii Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus Gazelle Thomson´s Gazelle Gazella thomsonii Grant´s Gazelle Gazella granti Reedbuck and allies Mountain Reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula Bohor Reedbuck Redunca redunca Defassa Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa Horse-like Antelopes Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus Oryx Antelope Oryx gazella Topis and allies Coke´s Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus Topi Damaliscus lunatus White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetus taurinus Impala Aepyceros melampus B i r d s Ostrich Struthio camelus massaicus Marabou Stork Leptoptilus crumeniferous Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori struthiunculus Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Vultures Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri R e p t i l e s Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus Nile Monitor Lizard Varanus niloticus Chameleon Chamaeleo spp. African Rock Python Python sebae Black-necked Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis Puff Adder Bitis arieta			A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X/Y/Z African Wildcat Felis lybica Aardvark Orycteropus afer Aardwolf Proteles cristata Olive Baboon Papio anubis Bats Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis African Buffalo Syncerus caffer Also see Big Five Greater Bush Baby Galago crassicaudatus Also see Nightlife Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus Caracal Felis caracal Chameleon Chamaeleo spp. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus African Civet Civetticis civetta Black-necked Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis Black and White Colobus Colobus guereza Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Kirk'sDikdik Madoqua kirkii Grey Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia Eagles Eland Taurotragus oryx Elephant Loxodonta africana Also see Big Five Elephant Shrews Macroscelidae Also see Little Five Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Genets Giraffe Giraffa camelopardialis Grant's Gazelle Gazella granti Helmeted Guineafowl Numidia meleagris Cape Hare Lepus capensis Also see Nightlife Coke's Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus African Hedgehog Atelerix sp. Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius Hyenas Hyraxes Impala Aepyceros melampus Jackals Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori struthiunculus Leopard Panthera pardus Also see Big Five Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis Lion Panthera leo Also see a story about lions Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Nile Monitor Lizard Varanus niloticus Mongooses Oryx Antelope Oryx gazella Ostrich Struthio camelus massaicus Verraux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus Ground Pangolin Smutsia temminckii Also see Nightlife Patas Monkey Cercopithecus patas Puff Adder Bitis arieta Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata African Rock Python Python sebae Ratel Mellivora capensis Reedbucks Northern Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis michaeli Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius Serval Felis serval Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri Spring Hare Pedetes capensis Steenbock Raphicerus campestris Thomson's Gazelle Gazella thomsonii Topi Damaliscus lunatus Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus aethiops Vultures Warthog Phacochoerus africanus Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus Also see great migration Wild Dog Lycaon pictus Plains or Burchell'sZebra Equus burchelli Also see a story about zebra stripes Zorilla Ictonyx striatus top