10 of the strangest animals found in Africa

10 Of The Strangest Animals Found In Africa by
Never heard or seen this animals before, hope they
are protected and kept from going into extintion
soon.
1. Wildebeests - Also known as the gnu,
wildebeests are found on the grassy plains and
woodlands of Southern, Central, and Eastern Africa.
They are antelopes with hooves and you can find
them while visiting the Serengeti National Park.
- Also known as the gnu, wildebeests are found on
the grassy plains and woodlands of Southern,
Central, and Eastern Africa. They are antelopes with
hooves and you can find them while visiting the
Serengeti National Park.
2. Blue Monkeys - Only a little hair on their faces
give these monkeys a blue pigment and they are
usually found in Central or East Africa. They eat
fruits and leaves.
3. African gray parrot - Referred to by some as the
smartest bird in the world, African gray parrot can
learn hundreds of words and sounds, eats seeds,
berries, nuts and fruit, and lives in the central and
western parts of Africa.
4. Lemur - A wailing scream, pointed ears and large
reflective eyes are characteristics of the lemur, a
native to Madagascar.
5. Mandrill - The world’s largest monkey, the
mandrill lives in Western Central Africa, Southern
Cameroon, Gabon and the Congo. It has a red nose
and cheeks that are blue with purple grooves on
each side.
6. Pangolin - Pangolins are anteaters with no teeth,
long sticky tongues and large scales that transform
into a coat of armor for a rolled-up way of
protection.
7. Bushbaby - Night monkeys of Africa, bushbabies
are also named the galago. They are very small
with excellent hearing and vision and feed on
insects, fruits, tree gum and smaller animals.
8. Elephant shrew - Officially classified as the Cape
elephant shrew, these are not rodents. They have
five toes and long noses.
9. Aardvark - Living in dry or wet climates, the
nocturnal aardvark is found all over Africa. It has
poor eyesight, a long sticky tongue and large
powerful claws for digging up termites.
10. Genet - Carnivores that use an odor to mark
their territories, genets are nocturnal and found
exclusively in Africa.
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