My Favorite Things

Below is a list of some, but by no means all, of the many animals we were lucky enough to witness while in Africa, and even luckier to recall.  Where possible, we’ve included a photo taken by us.

Seen, but no photographs:

• Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
• Side-striped Jackal (Canis mesomelas)
• Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
• Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)
• Grey Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)
• Genet (Genetta spp)
• Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)
• White-tailed Mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
• Tree Squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi)
• Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) *
• African Rock Python (Python sebae)
• Puff Adder (Bitis arientans) **
• Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepsis) **
• Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis) **
• Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) **
• Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
• Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
• Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)
• Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens)
• Grey Go-away Bird (Corythaixoides concolor)
• Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
• Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

* Heard not seen
** Seen but not in the wild