The grey-faced sengi may look like a rodent, but they are actually more closely related to elephants, manatees, aardvarks, and hyraxes. These critters are a species of elephant shrew, and are found in the Udzungwa Mountains of
The beira is a small species of antelope that dwells in the arid regions of the Horn of Africa. These diminutive antelopes prefer to dwell among stony and/or rocky slopes and hillsides, dry grassland that is interspersed with
The giant pangolin, as its name suggests, is the largest of the pangolins. They can be found along the equator from West Africa over to Uganda. These pangolins prefer savannas, rainforests, and forest habitats, with ample
The Grevy’s zebra, aka imperial zebra, hails only from Kenya and Ethiopia. These critters are the largest living wild equid and the most threatened of all of the 3 species of zebra. They prefer semi-arid savanna habitats. Sadly,
The Geoffroy’s tamarin, aka Panamanian, red-crested tamarin or rufous-naped tamarin, is a New World monkey (those found only in the Americas) and is only found in Panama and Colombia. They are Panama’s smallest primate species.
The François’ langur, aka Francois’ leaf monkey, Tonkin leaf monkey, or white side-burned black langur, hails from Southwestern China to northeastern Vietnam. They are among the least studied of the Colobinae (leaf-eating
Found throughout western, central, and southern Africa it’s the roan antelope. They are among the largest of the antelope species, with the bongo, eland, and greater kudu exceeding them in the weight class. Even though they
The small Indian civet can be found in India, through southern and southeastern Asia, and into Australasia. These critters tolerate a wide collection of habitats such as riverine areas, marshes, grasslands, savannahs,
The Humboldt’s squirrel monkey, aka squirrel monkey, dwells among the canopy layer in the tropical rainforests of South America. Even though they face the ongoing threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming,
The celebes crested macaque, aka Sulawesi crested macaque, crested black macaque, black ape, Yaki, or Wolai, can only be found on the island of Pulau Bacan, Tangoko Reserve, as well as the northeastern part of Sulawesi island,
