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The giraffe
is common in both eastern and southern Africa.
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The umbrella
thorn is one of the most widespread trees in seasonally
dry areas of Africa.
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The Dama
gazelle inhabits all of the Sahara from east to west and
the Sudan.
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The
schimitar-horned oryx is
confined to a narrow strip between Mauritania and the Red
Sea.
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The cheetah
was once found all over Africa, but it is now endangered in
most of its former ranges.
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The spotted
hyena was historically found throughout Africa, south
of the Sahara Desert.
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The
lion now survives in greatest
number where humans are sparse.
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The demoiselle
crane is found in north east Africa. The future for these
birds is more secure than for many cranes, since they are
so numerous and adaptable.
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The mandrill
lives in parts of west Africa.Its habitat, tropical forests,
are being destroyed at such a high rate.
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The potto
is found in central and west Africa. The primary threat to
the survival of the potto is habitat destruction.
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The
chimpanzee is found in west
and central Africa. The populations have been reduced and
fragmented by human encroachment into their habitats.
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The bongo
lives in parts of west Africa, Zaire, southern Sudan, Kenya,
and the Congo. Habitat destruction, poaching and illegal trapping
are leading to its endangerment.
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The gray
parrot is one of the few parrots found in Africa.
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The gorilla
lives in the mountain ranges between Rwanda, The Democratic
Republic of the Congo, and Uganda where it is hunted by poachers
for its meat and menaced by intense logging.
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The umbrella
thorn is the dominant tree in many savanna communities
and provides an important source of shade for both wild and
domesticated animals.
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The leopard
orchid is a species from South Africa. This orchid is
named for the bold brown markings that spot the yellow blossoms.
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The African elephant’s
natural habitat is forested savanna. Poaching for ivory
is the primary cause of its endangered status.
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The false
mufuti occurs in the north and east of Zimbabwe.
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The zebra
is found in southeastern Africa. Zebras have been hunted both
for their hides and for food.
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The southern
ground hornbill can be found from South Africa to Kenya.
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The leopard’s
habitat ranges across most of the African continent,
with the exception of the Sahara Desert region.
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The sable
antelope can be found in south eastern Kenya, Angola,
and South Africa. Urgent action is needed to keep this animal
off the extinction list.
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The king
protea is the national flower of South Africa
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24.
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The southern
double-collared sunbird lives in South Africa.
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25.
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The Erica
junonia is blooming African plant.
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26.
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The bontebok
is classified as vulnerable. It lives in the grasslands and
coastal plains in the southwestern tip of South Africa.
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27.
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The cape
scarab beetle can be found in South Africa.
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28.
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The cape
mole rat is a subterranean rodent who is found in southern
Africa.
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29.
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The
geometric tortoise’s
habitat is in Western Cape of South Africa.
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