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Often called sengi, the elephant shrews or jumping shrews are native to southern Africa. Their common English name derives from their elongated flexible snout and their resemblance to the true shrews. Family: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews) Genus: Elephantulus. Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus LC
An atlas of the amphibians and reptiles of Angola was published in 2018, and reported 117 species of amphibians and 278 of reptiles. [1] A major book on the biodiversity of Angola was published in 2019, and reported more than 2,000 species of organisms (plants, invertebrates and vertebrate animals), [2] and 1,313 fossil species. [3]
The forests have been home to a variety of mammals including the African forest elephant, lion and cheetah, but uncontrolled hunting may have completely removed these.. Remaining mammals include the yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus sylvicultor), black-fronted duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons), blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola), and smaller species such as the tree pangolin (Phataginus ...
Satao was an African elephant that lived in Tsavo East National Park, one of the largest wildlife parks in the world with a large population of elephants.He was thought to have been born during the late 1960s and to have been at least 45 years old when he was killed.
In January 1957, it was proclaimed a national park by the Portuguese administration of the Overseas Province of Angola. The park once was home to an abundance of large game animals such as elephants and Giant Sable, but after wide-scale poaching during 25 years of civil war, the animal population was virtually eliminated.
Between 2006 and 2015, the Angolan government refused to allow surveys of elephant populations. [8] New research conducted in 2015 revealed a 21% decline in population over the previous ten years, likely due to increased poaching and human habitat encroachment. [8] The giant sable antelope is a major national symbol of Angola. [10]
The Fauna of Angola comprises more than 2000 species of animals [1] and about 1300 fossil species [2 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Animals of Angola . ^ Huntley, Brian J.; Russo, Vladimir; Lages, Fernanda; Ferrand, Nuno (2019).
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