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One of the most iconic animals on Earth, the African lion is a symbol of strength, social intelligence, and wild Africa.
As the world's smallest antelope species, and smallest duiker, they play an important role in their forest ecosystem.
As one of the largest and longest-lived land tortoises in the world, some are known to have lived up to 170 years!
The apex predator on the island of Madagascar, they are not cats, but are related to the mongoose.
A large, distinctive forest-dwelling bird endemic to Madagascar.
Revered in ancient Egypt, they play a beneficial role in their ecosystems as a scavenger and predator.
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As the most common and recognizable of the subspecies of plains zebras, they are knonw for their bold stripes of which no two stripe patterns are alike.
Known as the "dancing lemurs" of Madagascar, these super leapers hop sideways on top feet when on the ground.
