{"id":50345,"date":"2022-04-13T05:42:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T05:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/"},"modified":"2022-04-13T05:42:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T05:42:19","slug":"what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the flora and fauna of Africa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_is_the_flora_and_fauna_of_Africa\" title=\"What is the flora and fauna of Africa?\">What is the flora and fauna of Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_are_10_animals_that_live_in_Africa\" title=\"What are 10 animals that live in Africa?\">What are 10 animals that live in Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_are_the_5_main_animals_in_Africa\" title=\"What are the 5 main animals in Africa?\">What are the 5 main animals in Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_is_the_flora_of_Africa\" title=\"What is the flora of Africa?\">What is the flora of Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_is_the_flora_and_fauna_of_South_Africa\" title=\"What is the flora and fauna of South Africa?\">What is the flora and fauna of South Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_is_the_fauna_and_the_flora\" title=\"What is the fauna and the flora?\">What is the fauna and the flora?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_animal_only_lives_in_Africa\" title=\"What animal only lives in Africa?\">What animal only lives in Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_is_the_most_popular_animal_that_lives_in_Africa\" title=\"What is the most popular animal that lives in Africa?\">What is the most popular animal that lives in Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#How_many_animals_are_in_Africa\" title=\"How many animals are in Africa?\">How many animals are in Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#Which_Big_5_animal_is_the_king_of_the_animals\" title=\"Which Big 5 animal is the king of the animals?\">Which Big 5 animal is the king of the animals?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_are_the_big_4_African_animals\" title=\"What are the big 4 African animals?\">What are the big 4 African animals?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#Where_are_the_Big_5_animals\" title=\"Where are the Big 5 animals?\">Where are the Big 5 animals?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_are_the_big_6_animals_in_Africa\" title=\"What are the big 6 animals in Africa?\">What are the big 6 animals in Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_is_the_flora_of_South_Africa\" title=\"What is the flora of South Africa?\">What is the flora of South Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_is_the_most_famous_plant_in_Africa\" title=\"What is the most famous plant in Africa?\">What is the most famous plant in Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_are_the_types_of_flora\" title=\"What are the types of flora?\">What are the types of flora?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#What_is_the_importance_of_flora_and_fauna_in_South_Africa\" title=\"What is the importance of flora and fauna in South Africa?\">What is the importance of flora and fauna in South Africa?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-flora-and-fauna-of-africa\/#Where_is_fauna_in_South_Africa\" title=\"Where is fauna in South Africa?\">Where is fauna in South Africa?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_flora_and_fauna_of_Africa\"><\/span>What is the flora and fauna of Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Africa harbours fauna and flora as magnificent as its terrains, including large mammals that occupy huge expanses of land. <b>Mountain gorillas, pygmy hippos, mpingo trees (whose timber is prized for musical instruments) and the desperately rare northern white rhino are just some of the species symbolic of this region.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_10_animals_that_live_in_Africa\"><\/span>What are 10 animals that live in Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>10 of the best African animals<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Grevys Zebras in Kenya.  <\/li>\n<li>2 Honey badgers in Zimbabwe.  <\/li>\n<li>3 Antelopes in Zambia.  <\/li>\n<li>4 Brown hyenas in Namibia.  <\/li>\n<li>5 Pangolins in South Africa.  <\/li>\n<li>6 Baboons in The Gambia.  <\/li>\n<li>7 Dugongs in Mozambique.  <\/li>\n<li>8 Lemurs in Madagascar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_5_main_animals_in_Africa\"><\/span>What are the 5 main animals in Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Big Five animals are <b>lion, elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_flora_of_Africa\"><\/span>What is the flora of Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Grassland covers the largest area of the country.<\/b><b>On the Highveld, the plant cover is dominated by different grasses, low shrubs and acacia trees. In the dry western part of the country, succulents like aloes and euphorbias can be found. Baobab trees can be consulted in the northeastern section.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_flora_and_fauna_of_South_Africa\"><\/span>What is the flora and fauna of South Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Grassland covers the largest area of the country.<\/b><b>On the Highveld, the plant cover is dominated by different grasses, low shrubs and acacia trees. In the dry western part of the country, succulents like aloes and euphorbias can be found. Baobab trees can be consulted in the northeastern section.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_fauna_and_the_flora\"><\/span>What is the fauna and the flora?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Wild flowers (including the protea, South Africas national flower) grow in great profusion throughout the Cape region. <b>Aardvark, jackal, lion, elephant, wild buffalo, hippopotamus, and various kinds of antelope are still found in some parts of the country.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animal_only_lives_in_Africa\"><\/span>What animal only lives in Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Flora refers to all plant life and fauna refers to all animal life.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_popular_animal_that_lives_in_Africa\"><\/span>What is the most popular animal that lives in Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Big Five animals are <b>lion, elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_in_Africa\"><\/span>How many animals are in Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>10 of the best African animals<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Grevys Zebras in Kenya.  <\/li>\n<li>2 Honey badgers in Zimbabwe.  <\/li>\n<li>3 Antelopes in Zambia.  <\/li>\n<li>4 Brown hyenas in Namibia.  <\/li>\n<li>5 Pangolins in South Africa.  <\/li>\n<li>6 Baboons in The Gambia.  <\/li>\n<li>7 Dugongs in Mozambique.  <\/li>\n<li>8 Lemurs in Madagascar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_Big_5_animal_is_the_king_of_the_animals\"><\/span>Which Big 5 animal is the king of the animals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>lions<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_big_4_African_animals\"><\/span>What are the big 4 African animals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Lions, leopards, elephants, African buffalo, and rhinoceroses are what people think of when they think of Africa and wildlife, says Natalia Borrego, a research associate at the University of Minnesota Lion Center.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_are_the_Big_5_animals\"><\/span>Where are the Big 5 animals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Africa<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_big_6_animals_in_Africa\"><\/span>What are the big 6 animals in Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The term is attributed to the hunters of old, who used the term to describe what they determined were the most dangerous animals to hunt in Africa. They are <b>lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and Cape buffaloes. All formidable foes indeed when being hunted by man.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_flora_of_South_Africa\"><\/span>What is the flora of South Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Africa harbours fauna and flora as magnificent as its terrains, including large mammals that occupy huge expanses of land. <b>Mountain gorillas, pygmy hippos, mpingo trees (whose timber is prized for musical instruments) and the desperately rare northern white rhino are just some of the species symbolic of this region.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_famous_plant_in_Africa\"><\/span>What is the most famous plant in Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of only six floral kingdoms in the world and unique to this small area, the region supports <b>over 9,000 plant species, 70% of which are found nowhere else on the planet. These include exquisite species such as the king protea (South Africas national flower) and the exotic pincushion.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_types_of_flora\"><\/span>What are the types of flora?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The baobab is famous because it is the biggest angiosperm, and it is the most iconic tree of Africa, Patrut said.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_importance_of_flora_and_fauna_in_South_Africa\"><\/span>What is the importance of flora and fauna in South Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Africa harbours fauna and flora as magnificent as its terrains, including large mammals that occupy huge expanses of land. <b>Mountain gorillas, pygmy hippos, mpingo trees (whose timber is prized for musical instruments) and the desperately rare northern white rhino are just some of the species symbolic of this region.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_is_fauna_in_South_Africa\"><\/span>Where is fauna in South Africa?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The flora acts as the natural habitat for the many different animal species that call South Africa home, and is a key contributing agent for the biodiversity and ecological health and wealth of this land.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What is the flora and fauna of Africa?What are 10 animals that live in Africa?What are the 5 main animals in Africa?What is the flora of Africa?What is the flora and fauna of South Africa?What is the fauna and the flora?What animal only lives in Africa?What is the most popular animal that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50345"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}