Big Five: Tanzania’s Biggest Animals.
Big Five is an increasingly well-known term among safari and animal lovers, which, however, has a less than happy origin, which even today turns out to be no small problem for African animals. The term Big Five, in fact, is used in Africa to identify the five largest animals on the African continent. The term […]
African Lion: Appearance and Characteristics of the King of the jungle
The lion of East Africa, also known as the Masai Lion or African Lion, is a species quite different from the Asian one. Come and discover it!
Black Mamba: Africa’s most venomous snake
The Black Mamba snake(Dendroaspis polylepis), also known as the Seven Steps, has a terrible reputation: being one of the most venomous snakes in the world and the most venomous snake in Africa. The nickname Seven Steps derives precisely from its lethality: one bite from it does not allow a human to take more than 7 […]
Black rhino: a highly endangered African species
The black rhinoceros (Diceros Bicornis), or hooked rhinoceros, is a perissodactyl mammal of the African lowland regions, most common in the areas of Botswana, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique and, of course, our beloved Tanzania. Because of its size and aggressiveness, it has been included within the Big Five, Africa’s five largest […]
Greater Cudu: the majestic East African antelope
Tall and imposing with spectacular horns, this animal is one of the most sought-after trophies in Africa. The Cudu(Tragelaphus strepsiceros), also known as Kudu, definitely ranks as one of the most beautiful species to be seen on a classic safari in Tanzania, along with the African lion,elephant and cheetah, and they are nothing more than […]
Leopard: discovering the superpredatory feline
The leopard(Panthera Pardus) belongs to one of the five panther subfamilies and is the ultimate predatory feline. The leopard is found heavily in sub-Saharan Africa, and in East African parks, such as in Tanzania, but some of these mammals are also highly proliferated in sub-East Asia. Leopards are on the IUCN Red List, which classifies […]
The African Elephant: the world’s largest land mammal
TheAfrican elephant, also known as Loxodonta africana, is one of the most beloved and sought-after animals on safari in Tanzania, which always manages to impress every person because of its enormous size. In fact, the African pachyderm is the largest mammal in the world, along with the other two members of the elephant family, namely […]
The Cheetah: we discover the world’s fastest and most elegant feline
We have already talked about many of Africa’s characteristic animals that can be encountered on a Tanzania tour, such as Masai lions and cudus, peculiar antelopes, but we are missing one of the most beautiful animals of the Savannah: the Cheetah, the world’s fastest and most elegant feline. The Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, is the world’s […]