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AARDWOLF

COUNTRY: SOUTH AFRICA/NAMIBIA/ZIMBABWE/ZAMBIA/TANZANIA/MOZAMBIQUE/KENYA
WEIGHT: 8-12 KG
HABITAT: EAT TERMITES (NOCTURNAL)
GESTATION PERIOD: 90 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: JULY
LIFESPAN: 8 -15 YEARS

AFRICAN WILD CAT

COUNTRY: Africa
WEIGHT: 3.2 to 4.5 kg (7.1 to 9.9 lb).
HABITAT: desert
GESTATION PERIOD:56-60 days
BREEDING PERIOD: December- February/May – July
LIFESPAN:15 years

AFRICAN WILD DOG

COUNTRY: Botswana,  Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kilimanjaro, Southern Africa
WEIGHT: 55 to 70 lb.
HABITAT: Dense forest to open plains
GESTATION PERIOD: 2.5 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Anytime of the year
LIFESPAN: 10-12 YEARS

BABOON

COUNTRY: Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Congo, Kilimanjaro East Africa, West/Central Africa
WEIGHT: 50 to 100 lb.
HABITAT: Savannas and woodlands
GESTATION PERIOD: 6 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Year around
LIFESPAN: 20 to 30 years

BLESBUCK BLACK

COUNTRY: South Africa, the central regions of Zimbabwe and the north-central areas of Namibia
WEIGHT: 70-80 KG
HABITAT: grassland plains
GESTATION PERIOD: 225-235 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: April
LIFESPAN: 9-12 YEARS

BLESBUCK COMMON

COUNTRY: Eastern and central South Africa
WEIGHT: 60-70KG
HABITAT:  open grasslands
GESTATION PERIOD: 225-235 days
BREEDING PERIOD: April
LIFESPAN: 9-12 YEARS

BLESBUCK WHITE

COUNTRY: South Africa
WEIGHT: 61-70 KG
HABITAT: highveld, open grassveld
GESTATION PERIOD: 8 months
BREEDING PERIOD: April
LIFESPAN: 15-17 YEARS

BONTEBOK

COUNTRY: Southwestern South Africa (bontebok), and eastern and central South Africa (blesbok).
WEIGHT: 55-80 kg / 121-176 lb.
HABITAT: Grasslands of highveld and coastal plains
GESTATION PERIOD: 8 months
BREEDING PERIOD:  February
LIFESPAN: Up to 17 years.

BUFFALO CAPE

COUNTRY: better-watered northern and eastern parts of the southern African sub region
WEIGHT: 2200 lb
HABITAT: grasslands with lots of water
GESTATION PERIOD: 11 months
BREEDING PERIOD: During rainy season
LIFESPAN:18-20 YEARS

BUSHBUCK

COUNTRY: Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 
WEIGHT: 90 to 180 lb
HABITAT: Deep forest
GESTATION PERIOD: About 6 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year.
LIFESPAN: 12+ years

BUSHPIG

COUNTRY: southern Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea southwards through East Africa and eastern and southern DR Congo 
WEIGHT: 55 to 150 kg (121 to 331 lb)
HABITAT: temperate, tropical, terrestrial, forest, scrub forest, mountains
GESTATION PERIOD: 4 months
BREEDING PERIOD: March-August
LIFESPAN: 20 YEARS

CHEETAH

COUNTRY Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania,Zambia, Zimbabwe,  Kilimanjaro, East Africa, SA
WEIGHT: 110 to 140 lb
HABITAT: Open plains
GESTATION PERIOD: 90 to 95 days
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 10 to 20 years

CIVET

COUNTRY: coast to coast across sub-Saharan Africa
WEIGHT: 7-20 KG
HABITAT: forest, tall grasses,
GESTATION PERIOD: 60-71 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: August to January
LIFESPAN: 15-20 YEARS

CROCODILE

COUNTRY: Botswana,Cameroon, , Kenya, , Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
WEIGHT:  2000 kg
HABITAT: aquatic habitats, including large freshwater lakes, rivers, freshwater swamps, coastal estuaries and mangrove swamps
GESTATION PERIOD: 3-8 weeks
BREEDING PERIOD: August
LIFESPAN: 70-100 YEARS

DASSIE

COUNTRY: Africa and the Middle East
WEIGHT: 165 – 230 g
HABITAT: rocky koppies [hillocks] or cliffs or piles of large rocks or boulders
GESTATION PERIOD: 7 months
BREEDING PERIOD: August and November
LIFESPAN: 10 YEARS

DIK DIK DAMARA

COUNTRY: central and southern Kenya, northern and central Tanzania, and Namibia
WEIGHT: 5 KG
HABITAT: Dry bush or wooded country with thick undergrowth; terrain often stony. On hillsides and nearby rocky

outcrops.
GESTATION PERIOD: 6months
BREEDING PERIOD: Raining season
LIFESPAN: 17.3 YEARS

DIK DIK KIRK’S

COUNTRY: East and South West Africa
WEIGHT: 2.7-6.5 kg / 5.9-14.3 lb.
HABITAT: Dry terrain with dense, high brush  and kopies
GESTATION PERIOD: 5-6 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Raining season
LIFESPAN: 10 years

DUIKER BLUE

COUNTRY: central, eastern and southern Africa, from Nigeria east to Kenya and south to Angola, Zambia, Malawi,

Zimbabwe and parts of central Mozambique
WEIGHT: 3.8-5.4 kg / 8.4-12 lb.
HABITAT: Rain and riverine forest, dense thickets, and montane forests
GESTATION PERIOD: 7.5 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 10 -12 YEARS

DUIKER GREY/COMMON

COUNTRY: West , central east and Southern Africa
WEIGHT: 12-25kg
HABITAT: The common duiker has a wide diet; beyond herbivorous browsing for leaves, flowers, fruits and tubers,

they will also eat insects, frogs, small birds and mammals, and even carrion.
GESTATION PERIOD: 7.5 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 10 -12 YEARS

DUIKER HARWEY’S

COUNTRY: Tanzania and Kenya
WEIGHT: 15kg
HABITAT: Forest and thick bush. Eat leaves, twigs, fruit, insects, birds eggs, and carrion.
GESTATION PERIOD: 7.5 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 10 -12 YEARS

DUIKER RED

COUNTRY: West and Central Africa where its range extends from Senegal and the Gambia in the west to Sudan and

the Nile Valley in the east.
WEIGHT:  31 lb (14 kg)
HABITAT: open savannah woodlands and the margins of forests
GESTATION PERIOD: 210 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: All year
LIFESPAN: 15 YEARS

ELAND CAPE

COUNTRY: East and Southern Africa
WEIGHT: 1 ton
HABITAT: African forests, savannah and steppe
GESTATION PERIOD: 8,5 to 9 months
BREEDING PERIOD: July and August
LIFESPAN: 22 years

ELAND LIVINGSTONE

COUNTRY: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, RSA, Zambia and Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: 23-31 kg
HABITAT: steppe and sparse forests
GESTATION PERIOD: 8.5-9 months
BREEDING PERIOD: July and August
LIFESPAN: 15-20 years

ELEPHANT

COUNTRY: Botswana,  Cameroon,  Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,  South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: 3.5 to 6.5 tn. (7,000 to 13,200 lb.)
HABITAT: Dense forests to open plains
GESTATION PERIOD: About 22 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Any time
LIFESPAN: 60 to 70 years

FALLOW DEER

COUNTRY: South Africa
WEIGHT: 30–50 kg (66–110 lb
HABITAT: woodland
GESTATION PERIOD: 229 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: September-January
LIFESPAN: 12-16 YEARS

FOX CAPE

COUNTRY: Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa
WEIGHT: 2.8 kg
HABITAT: open country, from open grassland plains with scattered thickets to arid to semi desert scrub, and also

extending into fynbos
GESTATION PERIOD: 51 to 53 days
BREEDING PERIOD: All Year
LIFESPAN: 6 YEARS

GAZELLE GRANT’S

COUNTRY:  Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Kilimanjaro,  East Africa
WEIGHT: 100 to 145 lb.
HABITAT: Open grass plains
GESTATION PERIOD: 7 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Depends on location
LIFESPAN: 12 years

GAZELLE THOMPSON

COUNTRY:  Kenya, Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Samburu, East Africa
WEIGHT: 35 to 55 lb.
HABITAT: Open plains and grassland
GESTATION PERIOD: 6 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Dry season
LIFESPAN: 10 to 15 years in the wild

GEMSBOK

COUNTRY:  Kenya, Tanzania,  East Africa
WEIGHT: 250 to 390 lb.
HABITAT: Dry plains
GESTATION PERIOD: 8.5 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Through the year
LIFESPAN: Up to 20 years

GENET

COUNTRY: Botswana,  Cameroon, Namibia,  South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
WEIGHT: 4.5 lb.
HABITAT: Various
GESTATION PERIOD: About 75 days
BREEDING PERIOD: Year around
LIFESPAN: About 8 years in the wild

GERENUK

COUNTRY:  Tanzania,  East Africa
WEIGHT: 80 to 115 lb.
HABITAT: Woodland forest to open plains
GESTATION PERIOD: About 7 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: Up to 13 years in captivity

GIRAFFE

COUNTRY:  Botswana, Cameroon,Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,South Africa,Tanzania,  Zambia, Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: Up to 3,000 lb.
HABITAT: Dense forest to open plains
GESTATION PERIOD: Between 14 and 16 months
BREEDING PERIOD: no formal breeding season
LIFESPAN: 25 years

GREY FOX

COUNTRY: Africa
WEIGHT: 3.6 to 7 kg(7.9 to 15.4 lb)
HABITAT: forest, woodland, brushland, shrubland, androcky habitats
GESTATION PERIOD: 51-63 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: January and February
LIFESPAN: 6- 8 YEARS

GRYSBOK

OUNTRY: South Africa, the Cape grysbok is widespread and locally common within coastal regions of the Western

Cape and Eastern Cape provinces
WEIGHT: 10 kg
HABITAT: dense scrub vegetation
GESTATION PERIOD: around 7 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 8-10 YEARS

HARTEBEEST COKES

COUNTRY: Kenya and Tanzania
WEIGHT: 330 lb (150 KG)
HABITAT: Herbivoor grass
GESTATION PERIOD: 8 months
BREEDING PERIOD: During the rainy season
LIFESPAN: 10-12 YEARS

HARTEBEEST LICHTEINSTEIN’S

COUNTRY: Malawi and South Africa
WEIGHT:100-200 KG
HABITAT: open habitat with adequate drinking water, hence its distribution in areas of higher rainfall
GESTATION PERIOD: 240 days
BREEDING PERIOD: December-February
LIFESPAN: 20 YEARS

HIPPOPOTAMUS

COUNTRY:   Botswana,Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,SouthAfrica, Tanzania,Zambia, Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: Up to 3.5 tn.
HABITAT: Rivers and swamps
GESTATION PERIOD: About 8 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Beginning of the wet season
LIFESPAN: 50 years

HONEY BADGER

COUNTRY: Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania
WEIGHT: 9-16KG
HABITAT: DRY GRASSLANDS AND MOIST FOREST
GESTATION PERIOD: 50-70 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: No breeding season
LIFESPAN: 24 YEARS

HYENA BROWN

COUNTRY: South West Arid Zone of Africa, which includes Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia,

South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: 40 - 55 kg
HABITAT: desert areas, semi-desert, open scrub and open woodland savanna
GESTATION PERIOD: 97 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: May – July
LIFESPAN: 12 YEARS

HYENA SPOTTED

COUNTRY: Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia
WEIGHT: 68 kg
HABITAT: semi-deserts, savannah, open woodland, dense dry woodland, and mountainous forests up to 4,000m in altitude
GESTATION PERIOD: 110 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 12 YEARS

HYENA STRIPED HYENA

COUNTRY:  Middle East, Caucus region, Central Asia, and the Indian sub-continent, with its southern and western

limits in Africa
WEIGHT: 35 KG
HABITAT: open savannahs, grasslands, arid mountainous regions and scrub woodlands.
GESTATION PERIOD: 90-91 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 12 YEARS

IMPALA BLACK FACE

COUNTRY: Angola, South Africa to Kenya, Namibia to Mozambique
WEIGHT: 60 KG
HABITAT: savannah woodland, especially close to water , and can also be found in grassland with scattered bush

cover during the rainy season
GESTATION PERIOD:  194 to 200 days
BREEDING PERIOD: May
LIFESPAN: 15 YEARS

IMPALA COMMON

COUNTRY:  Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,  South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: 100 to 135 lb.
HABITAT: Savannas and light woodlands
GESTATION PERIOD: Between 6 and 7 months
BREEDING PERIOD: End of wet season, around May
LIFESPAN: 12 years

JACKAL BLACK BACKED

COUNTRY: Botswana, Namibia, East Africa, South Africa, Kenya
WEIGHT: 5.4-10KG
HABITAT: Open and arid habitat. Prefer areas with scattered brush.
GESTATION PERIOD: 60 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: Between May and August
LIFESPAN: 8 years

JACKAL GOLDEN

COUNTRY: North and East Africa
WEIGHT: 7 – 15 kg
HABITAT: Open and wooded savanna
GESTATION PERIOD: 63DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: October – December
LIFESPAN: 8 YEARS

KUDU EASTERN CAPE

COUNTRY: Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa
WEIGHT: 190–270 kg (420–600 lb)
HABITAT: dry semi desert and thick valley bush veld
GESTATION PERIOD: 210 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: April-July
LIFESPAN: 8 YEARS

KUDU GREATER

COUNTRY: Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: 120-315 kg / 264-787 lb.
HABITAT: Woodlands, scrub, and open forests
GESTATION PERIOD: 7-9 months
BREEDING PERIOD: January – April or end of rainy season
LIFESPAN: 23 YEARS

KUDU LESSER

COUNTRY:   Kenya,  South Sudan, Tanzania
WEIGHT: 60 – 100 kg (Adult),
HABITAT: dry, flat and heavily forested regions
GESTATION PERIOD: 7-8 MONTHS
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 15 YEARS

LECHWE RED

COUNTRY: central and western Africa including Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and Angola.
WEIGHT: 70 to 120 kg (150 to 260 lb)
HABITAT:  marshlands, swamps and shallowly inundated floodplains of up to 500mm deep
GESTATION PERIOD: 7- 8 months
BREEDING PERIOD: November – February
LIFESPAN: 10 -15 YEARS

LEOPARD

COUNTRY:   Botswana,  Cameroon,  Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,  South Africa, Tanzania,  Zambia, Zimbabwe,
WEIGHT: Up to 140 lb.
HABITAT: Bush and riverine forest
GESTATION PERIOD: 2.5 months
BREEDING PERIOD: January – March
LIFESPAN: Up to 21 years in captivity

LION

COUNTRY:   Botswana, , Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,  South Africa, Tanzania,  Zambia, Zimbabwe,
WEIGHT: 330 to 500+ lb.
HABITAT: Grassy plains and open woodlands
GESTATION PERIOD: About 105 days
BREEDING PERIOD: No particular breeding season
LIFESPAN: 10 to 14 years in the wild; up to 20 years in captivity

LYNX

COUNTRY: Africa and the Middle East
WEIGHT: 13 to 18 kilograms (29 to 40 lb)
HABITAT: woodlands, savannah, and scrub forest
GESTATION PERIOD: 61 -81 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: Late winter
LIFESPAN: 12 YEARS

MONKEY

COUNTRY: Sub Saharan Africa and South Africa
WEIGHT: 3.9-8kg
HABITAT: are semiarboreal and semiterrestrial
GESTATION PERIOD: 163-165 days
BREEDING PERIOD: Beginning of the rainy season
LIFESPAN: 10-12 years

MOUNTIAN REEDBUCK

COUNTRY: South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Kenya
WEIGHT: 30 KG
HABITAT: Dry, grassy hill-slopes and lower mountain-slopes, usually near water.
GESTATION PERIOD: 9-14 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Year around
LIFESPAN: 8 years

NYALA

COUNTRY: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: 55-140 kg / 121-308 lb
HABITAT: woodlands and thickets
GESTATION PERIOD: 7 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Year around
LIFESPAN: 16 YEARS

ORIBI

COUNTRY: South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: 14 KG
HABITAT: floodplains, grasslands, open plains and montane grasslands, and marginally in light bush land
GESTATION PERIOD: 210 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: October – November
LIFESPAN: 14 YEARS

ORYX FRINGE EARED

COUNTRY: Northeastern Tanzania and Kenya
WEIGHT: 167 to 209 kg (368 to 461 lb)
HABITAT: Arid grasslands, forested savannas, semi desert plains, thick brush, near rocky hillsides
GESTATION PERIOD: 9 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Anytime of the year
LIFESPAN: 20 YEARS

OSTRICH

COUNTRY: Botswana,  Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,  Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, , Southern Africa
WEIGHT: 140 to 320 lb
HABITAT: Semiarid plains and woodlands
GESTATION PERIOD: 35 to 45 days
BREEDING PERIOD: No specific breeding season
LIFESPAN: 40 years

PORCUPINE

COUNTRY:   Cameroon, Kenya,  Tanzania,  East Africa, West/Central Africa
WEIGHT: Approximately 44 lb.
HABITAT: Hilly, rocky country
GESTATION PERIOD: About 112 days
BREEDING PERIOD: Autumn
LIFESPAN: Up to 20 years in captivity

REEDBUCK COMMON

COUNTRY: Zambia, Tanzania, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
WEIGHT: 68 kg (150 lb)
HABITAT: tall grass veld, gently sloping foothills and a water-rich zone such as riverine habitats, seepage lines,

swamps, marshlands, shores of dams and lakes, water-logged floodplains or small permanent pans
GESTATION PERIOD: 8 months
BREEDING PERIOD: All year long
LIFESPAN: 10 YEARS

RHINO BLACK

COUNTRY:  eastern and central Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe,

and Angola.
WEIGHT: 800 – 1,400 kg (Adult)
HABITAT: Grassland and open savannas
GESTATION PERIOD: 456.5 – 486.9 days
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 35-50 YEARS

RHINO WHITE

COUNTRY: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda
WEIGHT: 2,300 kg on average (Male)
HABITAT: Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands
GESTATION PERIOD: 486.9 – 547.8 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 40 – 50 YEARS

ROAN ANTELOPE

COUNTRY:   Botswana,  Cameroon,  Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,  South Africa, Tanzania,  Zambia, Zimbabwe,
WEIGHT: 570 to 615 lb.
HABITAT: Savannas, woodlands, and grasslands
GESTATION PERIOD: Approximately 9 months
BREEDING PERIOD: No specific breeding period
LIFESPAN: 17 years

SABLE

COUNTRY:  Botswana,  Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia,Zimbabwe
WEIGHT: 400 to 500 lb.
HABITAT: Savanna woodlands
GESTATION PERIOD: 260 to 280 days
BREEDING PERIOD: May-June
LIFESPAN: Up to 20 years in captivity

SERVAL CAT

COUNTRY:   Botswana,  Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,  South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Kilimanjaro, Limpopo, Southern Africa
WEIGHT: 30 to 40 lb.
HABITAT: Savannas
GESTATION PERIOD: 70 days
BREEDING PERIOD:
LIFESPAN: Up to 20 years in captivity

SPRINGBUCK BLACK

COUNTRY: South Africa, Namibia
WEIGHT: 50 lbs
HABITAT: Open, dry regions. Because of the habitat and region, there are no springbok in the Kruger National Park.
GESTATION PERIOD: 168 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: Year around
LIFESPAN: 7-9 YEARS

SPRINGBUCK COMMON

COUNTRY: South to South Western Africa
WEIGHT: 50 lbs
HABITAT: dry inland areas
GESTATION PERIOD: 168 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: All year around
LIFESPAN: 7-9 YEARS

SPRINGBUCK WHITE

COUNTRY: South Africa, Namibia
WEIGHT: 50 lbs
HABITAT: Open, dry regions
GESTATION PERIOD: 168 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: All year around
LIFESPAN: 7-8 YEARS

STEENBOK

COUNTRY: South Africa , Namibia, Botswana, Zambia
WEIGHT: 7 – 16 KG
HABITAT: open grassland with light tree cover across
GESTATION PERIOD: 170 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 10 -12 YEARS

SUNI

COUNTRY: southeastern Africa
WEIGHT: 4-6 kg / 9-13 lb
HABITAT: Dry country with dense, tangled underbrush
GESTATION PERIOD: 6 months
BREEDING PERIOD: November-March
LIFESPAN: 10 YEARS

VAAL RIBBOK

COUNTRY: South Africa and Swaziland, in appropriate habitat. May have occurred in southeastern Botswana at one

time, but is not found there now
WEIGHT: 20 KG
HABITAT: Rocky hills or mountain slopes, and rocky plains with grass cover.
GESTATION PERIOD: 261 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: June
LIFESPAN: 8-10 YEARS

WARTHOG

COUNTRY:   Botswana, , Cameroon,  Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,  South Africa, Tanzania,  Zambia, Zimbabwe,
WEIGHT: 120 to 250 lb.
HABITAT: Savanna
GESTATION PERIOD: 6 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Seasonal
LIFESPAN: 15 years

WATERBUCK

COUNTRY:   Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia,  South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
WEIGHT: 330 to 500 lb.
HABITAT: Savanna grasslands, riverine forests, woodlands
GESTATION PERIOD: 280 days
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: Up to 18 years in captivi

WATERBUCK DEFASSA

COUNTRY: South of the Sahara
WEIGHT: 148.5-225 kg (330-500 lb.)
HABITAT: close to water in savannah grasslands, gallery forests and riverine woodlands.
GESTATION PERIOD: 280 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 18 YEARS

WILDBEEST BLACK

COUNTRY: South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, and Lesotho
WEIGHT: 110 – 157 Kg (242.5 – 346 lbs)
HABITAT: open grasslands and bush veld
GESTATION PERIOD: 8-8.5 months
BREEDING PERIOD: February – April
LIFESPAN: 20 YEARS

WILDEBEEST BLUE

COUNTRY: Kenya and Tanzania southwards, to Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, northern South Africa

and southern Angola
WEIGHT:  up to 290 kg
HABITAT: open short-grass plains, as well as Acacia savanna, open bushland and woodland in drier areas
GESTATION PERIOD: 8 months
BREEDING PERIOD: End of the rainy season
LIFESPAN: 20 YEARS

ZEBRA BURCHELL

COUNTRY: southern Sudan and southern Ethiopia, south along eastern Africa, as far as Zambia, Mozambique and

Malawi, before spreading into most southern African countries
WEIGHT: 175 - 385 kg
HABITAT: grassland and savanna woodland
GESTATION PERIOD: 360 DAYS
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 20 -30 YEARS

ZEBRA MOUNTAIN

COUNTRY: Namibia, Angola and South Africa
WEIGHT: 240 – 372 kg
HABITAT:  mountainous slopes and plateaus
GESTATION PERIOD: 12 months
BREEDING PERIOD: Throughout the year
LIFESPAN: 25 YEARS

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