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Rare African Mammals- what have you seen?
26 June 2018, 10:45
StormsGSPRare African Mammals- what have you seen?
I was on an island off Zanzibar this weekend and saw a Aders Duiker. Given the limited number of these, it got me thinking about other rare African animals. I am sure a lot of us have seen rhinos and wild dog, and some have seen gorillas and chimps. But what about the more rare/lesser known animals- Ethiopian wolf, grevy's zebra, okapi, or other rarity?
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Saw the Okapis at Epulu in Zaire in 1985. A number of pangolins. Anchietae's Dwarf Python.
Some animals, like Wild Dogs may be rare in areas and plentiful in others.
26 June 2018, 14:27
RockdocColobus monkeys in the trees above us. Not sure if they are rare?
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26 June 2018, 14:55
SvinejaktI saw an Ardvark in the middle of the day in the Eastern Cape
26 June 2018, 16:16
dogcatChevrotan in CAR.
26 June 2018, 16:16
dogcatGorillas in Cameroon too.
Two honey badgers wrestling in the sand on the border of Zim and Botswana at 11am.
The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense
26 June 2018, 21:10
7kongoniWild dogs in Botswana were a common site. Six hunts in Africa (Zim X3, Tanzania, Namibia and Botswana) and never have seen a hyena which seems unusual.
26 June 2018, 21:43
crbutlerHeld a few pangolin.
Saw gorilla in the wild in Cameroon.
Harvey’s Red Duiker in Tanzania.
Cape mountain zebra in SA.
Thought I saw an honest politician once, but he was lying...
26 June 2018, 21:49
NavalukThe only not mentioned animal would be the Dwarf Crocodile.
26 June 2018, 22:09
Todd Williamsquote:
Originally posted by crbutler:
Thought I saw an honest politician once, but he was lying...
I saw the rarest of the rare.
A Democrat with his hands in his own pockets!
Probably because it was a very cold day!
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26 June 2018, 22:51
safari-lawyerEthiopian Wolf
Aardwolf
Pangolin
Abyssinian Bushbuck
Gorillas
Cape Mtn Zebra
Galada Baboon
Giant Forest Hog
Angolan Duiker
Yellow Back Duiker
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26 June 2018, 23:03
bwana cecilOn the same day I held a pangolin & saw an ardvark in daylight.
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Bat-eared Fox along the confluence of the Shashi and the Limpopo in southwest Zimbabwe.
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26 June 2018, 23:26
Chris LozanoDoes a Vadoma count as a mammal??
26 June 2018, 23:38
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26 June 2018, 23:55
Mark ClarkAardvark and Bush babies in Limpopo
27 June 2018, 01:08
BrettAKSCII saw a pack of African Wild Dogs in the Selous. That was one of the highlights of the trip.
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27 June 2018, 01:25
boarkillerAardwolf in Limpopo province
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27 June 2018, 01:35
Beretta682EI saw a bush pig once in the save
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27 June 2018, 03:47
safari-lawyerManeless Zebra in Karamoja.
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27 June 2018, 04:00
L. David KeithAardvark
Aardwolf
Bat-eared Fox
Bontebok
Cameroon Mountain Goat
Various Mongoose
Meercat
Hunting Dogs
Knysna Turaco
Coqui Francolin
Blue Crane
Giant Ground Hornbill
Cape Mountain Zebra
Tsessebe
African Wildcat
Serval
Black Rhino
Black Impala
Painted Impala
Copper Blesbuck
Masked Blesbuck
Yellow Blesbuck
Golden Oryx
Golden Wildebeest
Bush Baby
Cape Hare
Various snakes and lizards
African giant free tailed bat
Blue Duiker
Vaal Rhebuck
Many others but not all that rare
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Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running......
"If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you."
Aardwolf, at Deka, just north of Hwange Park.
Two of the most fascinating animals I saw in Africa were an eledile and a crocophant.
Walter once shot a kudina!
27 June 2018, 12:41
miketaylorNot a very rare sighting but while filming in Chewore South in 2005 with Peter Wood we were charged by a young Honey Badger which we had accidently trapped between a cliff and the truck. Filming the trackers while they were trying to keep it a bay with sticks was hilarious.
Mean little animals
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27 June 2018, 12:58
fulvioPangolin - chased and caught it but rolled itself in a tight ball and no way in hell to force it open.
Once back on the ground it uncurled and went on its way and I got my cheap thrill to live with.
The myth that it brings good luck if you catch one with bare hands is what it is - a myth.
27 June 2018, 15:34
AtticusA ruffed grouse in western Massachusetts...
oh--Africa, Ardwolf in Namibia
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27 June 2018, 16:31
Upton O. GoodBat ear red fox in South Africa, wild dog pack in Zimbabwe.
27 June 2018, 17:06
Bud MeadowsAardwolf, bat eared fox and African wildcat
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27 June 2018, 23:03
DesertRamThey don't seem all that rare based on the posts above, but I was fascinated by the pangolin we saw in Namibia. Also so an aardwolf and bat-eared foxes, which I thought were pretty cool.
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27 June 2018, 23:16
crbutlerquote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
Two of the most fascinating animals I saw in Africa were an eledile and a crocophant.
Walter once shot a kudina!
So what’s a Kudina? A female kudu scared to death by a blaser?
28 June 2018, 00:32
505 gibbsquote:
Chevrotan in CAR.
Dogcat, I would be interested in hearing more about this experience?
28 June 2018, 02:05
Aaron NeilsonI've seen lots of cool critters throughout Africa....most memorable has been 2 different Aardvark's during the day. I was so impressed with seeing them that I forgot to take pics / film?
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www.huntghr.com Aardwolf in Namibia, I think. Jet lag had the best of me then.
28 June 2018, 05:09
SliderI saw an Aardwolf in broad daylight in S.A.
28 June 2018, 05:31
accipiter1quote:
Originally posted by ijl:
Saw the Okapis at Epulu in Zaire in 1985.
Wow! That is extremely rare.
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28 June 2018, 06:43
lavacaLots, but most interesting was a rather large blind snake, as blind snakes go. Out and about in daylight.
28 June 2018, 18:12
dogcatquote:
Originally posted by 505 gibbs:
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Chevrotan in CAR.
Dogcat, I would be interested in hearing more about this experience?
Hunting with Erik Mararv's company. We were camped on a stream. On a couple of occasions the young PH said he heard noise at the stream and that he thought it was chevrotan. Got out a light and spotlighted it. It did not stay long... Pretty cool.