Greater Honeyguide

Birds > Woodpeckers & Relatives

The Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator) is an unassuming African bird celebrated across biological science for an extraordinary behavioral feat: active, reciprocal cooperative mutualism with wild humans and honey badgers. Possessing a unique genetic capacity to...

Black-necked Agama

Reptiles > Agamidae & Tree Agamas

The Black-necked Agama (Acanthocercus atricollis), also widely recognized as the Southern Tree Agama or Blue-headed Tree Agama, is a large, heavily armored arboreal agamid lizard native to the sun-drenched woodlands of eastern and southern Africa. Renowned for its...

White-bellied Pangolin

Mammals > Pangolins

The White-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), also known as the tree pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, is the most arboreal of Africa’s four pangolin species. Inhabiting the lush, high-canopy tropical rainforests of Central and West Africa, this nocturnal...

White-tailed Mongoose

Mammals > Mongooses

The White-tailed Mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) holds the title of the largest living mongoose species on Earth. Roaming the nocturnal savannas and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, this heavy-set, long-legged carnivore is instantly recognized in flashlight beams by...

African Crake

Birds > Rails & Coots

The African Crake (Crex egregia) is a handsome, medium-sized grassland rail resident throughout the savannas and damp plains of sub-Saharan Africa. The closest living relative of the Eurasian Corncrake, it is characterized by its bold black-and-white zebra-barred...