[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]A snake heavyweight This snake is the heaviest in the world, especially the females: they can be 5 times larger than the males! It owes its name to the green color on its back, while the belly may...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Fox or wolf? Contrary to its name, the maned wolf looks more like a red fox on stilts. Its long legs are certainly an adaptation to the tall grass among which it moves: it can thus see over...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]A clearly visible bird! This ibis is easily identifiable by its bright red color, which nevertheless varies according to populations, season and food. Only the tips of its wings are blue-black! It also has a long curved beak,...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] A surprising bird! Although it is part of the stork family, the marabout behaves more like vultures. Indeed, like the latter it is a scavenger, and flies at altitude in search of carcasses ...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]A water-loving monkey! These macaques are found in various habitats, but preferably near water: mangroves, marshes, swamps, banks of rivers and seas ...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The brachiation specialists! Gibbons are the smallest of the “great apes”. These very agile tree-climbers can walk in a bipedal manner (standing on their hind legs), but they really specialise in brachiation: they swing easily from branch to branch...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Snake with royal connections! This python’s name refers to the fact that it was worn by African rulers, including Cleopatra, as jewellery! The thick-bodied snake is found in a wide variety of habitats, from prairies to open forests, as well as on...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The "garbage collector of the wetlands" The pond turtle is so nicknamed because it is partly scavenger, eating dead animals, especially fish. It also feeds on prey and plants. This gregarious species lives in wetlands with fresh, calm and...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The largest mainland tortoise! The African spurred tortoise is Africa’s biggest tortoise: the males can weigh up to 100 kg. It is also the one found in the most arid regions and which digs the longest burrows: the tunnels can reach up...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The smallest of the crocodile species! This species was only discovered quite recently, and observing it is difficult since it is a solitary animal, very discreet and timid. The Cuvier’s dwarf caiman hunts at night, feeding on small animals...