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Waterbuck Facts Africa: The Antelope That Lives Where Others Cannot No antelope in East Africa is more tightly tied to permanent water than the waterbuck. It drinks daily and retreats…

Greater Kudu Facts: The Spiral-Horned Ghost of East Africa's Woodland The greater kudu is one of Africa's most striking antelopes. The male carries spiral horns that can twist through three…

Eland Facts Africa: The World's Largest Antelope The eland is the world's largest antelope. A bull can weigh over 900 kilograms — more than many buffalo. Despite this mass, it…

Hartebeest Facts Africa: The Strange-Headed Antelope That Surprises Everyone First-time safari visitors often dismiss the hartebeest. Its elongated face, bracket-shaped horns, and sloping back give it an ungainly appearance that…

Topi Antelope Facts: The Maasai Mara's Fastest and Most Watchable Antelope The topi stands on a termite mound at dawn. It is watching everything. Its rufous coat catches the early…

Impala Facts Africa: The Antelope That Every Predator Wants for Dinner The impala is the perfect prey animal. It is mid-sized enough to feed a lion or a leopard alone…

Wildebeest Migration Facts: The Annual Cycle Behind Africa's Greatest Show Over one and a half million wildebeest, 250,000 zebras, and 500,000 Thomson's gazelles complete an annual loop through the Serengeti-Mara…

Common Warthog Facts: The Kneeling Digger of Africa's Open Savanna You will see the warthog every day on safari. It is the most visible and most consistently watched large pig…

Grevy's Zebra Kenya: The World's Largest Wild Equid and Its Fight for Survival Most visitors to East Africa see the plains zebra and think they have seen Africa's only zebra.…

Plains Zebra Facts: Stripes, Social Life and Migration in East Africa The plains zebra is Africa's most abundant wild equid. Approximately 500,000 individuals live across sub-Saharan Africa, with the largest…