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African Animals Africa

Africa is the second-largest continent and has many different biomes, including desert (the Sahara in the north and the Kalahari in the south), savannas, tropical rainforests (mostly on the Western coast ), Mediterranean scrub, mountains (including snow-covered peaks like Mt. Kilimanjaro), and coastal areas.

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Aardvark Aardvarks are large mammals that eat ants. Simpler aardvark printout	Acrocanthosaurus A huge, spine-backed, meat-eating dinosaur.	African Animals: Label Me! Label ten African animals. Answers	African Animals Printable Book for Early Readers A short, printable book about African animal early readers. The book has pages on the lion, zebra, ostrich, rhino, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, chimp, and gorilla.
African Animals in French - Coloring Page Many African animals in French.	African Animals in French A Label Me! Printout Label the elephant, lion, zebra, gorilla, chimpanzee, ostrich, and giraffe in French. Answers	African Animals in German A Label Me! Printout Label the elephant, lion, zebra, gorilla, chimpanzee, ostrich, and giraffe in German. Answers	African Animals in Hebrew Label Me! Printout Label the gorilla ostrich, lion, zebra, giraffe, elephant, and monkey in Hebrew. Answers
African Animals in Italian A Label Me! Printout Label the elephant, lion, zebra, gorilla, chimpanzee, ostrich, and giraffe in Italian. Answers	African Animals in Portuguese A Label Me! Printout Label the elephant, lion, zebra, gorilla, chimpanzee, ostrich, and giraffe in Portuguese. Answers	African Animals in Spanish - Coloring Page Many African animals in Spanish.	African Animals in Spanish A Label Me! Printout Label the elephant, lion, zebra, gorilla, chimpanzee, ostrich, and giraffe in Spanish. Answers
African Animals in Swedish A Label Me! Printout Label the elephant, lion, zebra, gorilla, chimpanzee, ostrich, and giraffe in Swedish. Answers	African Elephant The African Elephant is the largest land animal.	African Gray Parrot The African Gray Parrot is an intelligent, talkative bird.	African Penguin A small penguin from islands off the coast of Southern Africa.
African Rock Python African Rock Pythons are large snakes that kill by constricting their prey.	African Wild Cat African Wild Cats are fierce, solitary hunters.	African Wild Dog The African Wild Dog hunts in packs in Africa.	Angonoka (Ploughshare) Tortoise An endangered species from Madagascar.
Ant Ants are social insects that are found worldwide and in almost every environment.	Antelope Antelopes are graceful mammals with beautiful horns.	Arabian Camel The Arabian Camel is the one-humped camel (it is also known as the dromedary). Go to a giraffe quiz or go to the answers.	Arabian Oryx Oryx are long-horned antelopes from dry areas in Africa.
Arsinoitherium Arsinoitherium was an early, horned mammal that lived during the early Oligocene (about 38 to 23 million years ago).	Assassin Bug Assassin bugs are a type of predatory insect.	Aye-aye A strange primate from Madagascar.	Barosaurus A huge, long-necked, whip-tailed, plant-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic period.
Bee Bees are flying, social insects that live in a hive.	Black-Footed Penguin A small penguin from islands off the coast of Southern Africa.	Bongo A large, striped antelope from African forests.	Brachiosaurus A tall, long-necked plant-eating dinosaur.
Brachiosaurus (Simple version) A tall, long-necked plant-eating dinosaur.	Brachiosaurus Skeleton Brachiosaurus was a tall, long-necked plant-eater.	Brindled Dolphin Also called the Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, this small, toothed whale is found in tropical waters worldwide.	Buffalo, Cape Cape Buffalo are large, hoofed mammals that live in African savannas.
Bull Shark A blunt-nosed, dangerous, gray shark that can also live in fresh water rivers and lakes.	Bull Shark (Simple version) A blunt-nosed, dangerous, gray shark can that live in fresh water rivers and lakes.	Camel Camels are large mammals that live in dry areas. Go to a giraffe quiz or go to the answers.	Cape Buffalo Cape Buffalo are large, hoofed mammals that live in African savannas.
Cape Hunting Dog The Cape Hunting Dog hunts in packs in Africa.	Cat House cats are great pets.	Ceratosaurus A meat-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic theropod; it has small a snout horn.	CHEETAH The cheetah is the fastest land animal. Or go to a simple cheetah coloring printout (just the image).
Chimpanzee Chimpanzees are very intelligent apes from Africa; they are closely related to humans.	Coelacanth The Coelacanth (pronounced SEE-la-canth) is a primitive fish that was thought to have been extinct for millions of years, but a living Coelacanth was caught in 1938.	Common Egret The common egret (also called the great egret) is a large wading bird.	Common Thresher Shark The Common Thresher Shark is a shark whose tail fin has a greatly elongated upper lobe.
Crab A crab is an animal with a shell. It has eyes on stalks on its head.	Crane Cranes are large wading birds with long legs and a long neck.	Crayfish Freshwater crustaceans with four pairs of walking legs.	Cricket Crickets are jumping insects.
Crocodile Crocodiles are meat-eating reptiles with a long, tapered snout.	Dinichthys Dunkleosteus was a extinct, armored fish from the family Dinichthys. This extinct family of fishes lived during the Late Devonian period, about 400 million years ago.	Dodo The dodo is an extinct, flightless bird that lived on an island in the Indian Ocean near Africa. Or go to a dodo quiz or the answers.	Dogfish Shark A small, very common, relatively harmless shark found worldwide.
Dolphin A dolphin is a small, toothed whale, a marine mammal.	Dragonfly The dragonfly is a flying insect with a long abdomen.	Dromedary The dromedary is the one-humped camel (also known as the Arabian Camel). Go to a giraffe quiz or go to the answers.	Dunkleosteus An extinct, heavily armored fish from the family Dinichthys. It lived during the Late Devonian period, about 400 million years ago.
Earthworm An earthworm is a little animal with a long, soft body and no legs.	Echinoderms Spiny-skinned, bottom-dwelling marine invertebrates with five-fold symmetry.	Egret The egret is a large wading bird.	Elephant There are two types of elephants, the Indian Elephant and the African Elephant.
Emperor Angelfish Emperor Angelfish are brightly-colored, flattened fish that live in shallow warm waters.	Fabrosaurus A small, primitive plant-eating dinosaur from South Africa.	Fennec Fox The Fennec fox is a small, desert fox with very large ears; it lives in the Sahara and in northern Saudi Arabia.

Flamingo The Flamingo is a pink bird that eats with its head upside down. Go to a simple version (just the image).	Flamingo Read-and-Answer Quiz Read about the flamingo, then answer questions about it. Or go to the answers.	Flamingo Label Me! Printout Label a diagram of a flamingo. Answers	Fly The common house fly is a small, flying insect.
Forest Antelope Also called the bongo, this large, striped antelope lives in African forests.	Forest Giraffe The Forest Giraffe is another name for the Okapi, a giraffe-like mammal from African rainforests.	Fox The fox is a meat-eating mammal with a long, bushy tail.	Frog Tadpoles grow up to be frogs.
Fruit Bat Fruit bats are large bats that eat fruits and flowers.	Fugu Also called pufferfish, blowfish and globefish, this poisonous fish can swallow water to double its size.	Gazelle Gazelles live in herds in Africa.	Gecko Geckos are the only lizards that make noise.
Gerbil The gerbil is a small, long-tailed rodent that is native to dry, sandy areas of Africa and Asia.	GIRAFFE The giraffe is the tallest land animal. Go to a giraffe quiz or go to the answers.	Giraffe and Baby A mother and baby to color.	Globefish Also called pufferfish, blowfish and fugu, this poisonous fish can swallow water to double its size.
Gnu The gnu is a fast-running, herding, grass-eater from eastern Africa. Also known as the wildebeest.	Goat Goats are sure-footed, hoofed mammals.	Golden Eagle Golden Eagles are large birds of prey.	Gorilla Gorillas are great apes from Africa. They are in danger of extinction. Go to a gorilla quiz or go to the answers.
Gorilla Read-and-Answer Quiz Read the text then answer the questions. Or go to the answers.	Grasshopper Grasshoppers are insects that can hop, walk, and fly. There are about 10,000 different species of grasshoppers.	Gray Parrot The African Gray Parrot is an intelligent, talkative bird.	Great Blue Heron A large wading bird with distinctive plumage and a long, sharp bill.
Great Egret The great egret, also known as the common egret, is a large wading bird.	Great Hammerhead Shark A large predatory fish with a hammer-shaped head.	Great White Shark (Simple Version) An enormous, ferocious predator found worldwide.	Great White Shark (Simple Version) An enormous, ferocious predator found worldwide.
Hammerhead Shark Large predators with a hammer-shaped head.	Hedgehog Hedgehogs are small mammals that can roll into a prickly ball.	Hermit Crab Hermit crabs are crabs that lack a hard shell; they use a discarded shell for protection.	Heron A large wading bird with distinctive plumage and a long, sharp bill.
HIPPOPOTAMUS The hippopotamus is a large mammal that stays in the water a lot. Go to a hippo quiz or go to the answers.	Honey Bee Honey bees are insects that live in a hive and make honey.	Horseshoe Crab The horseshoe crab is a hard-shelled animal that lives in warm coastal waters on the sea floor.	House Fly The common house fly is a small, flying insect.
Human Skeleton -Labeled Human adults have 206 bones in their body - learn the names of the major bones.	Human Skeleton - Unlabeled You can label the major bones in this human skeleton printout.	Hyena A meat-eating mammal that hunts and scavenges prey.	Iguanodon A slow, heavy, herding, plant-eating dinosaur that had thumb-spikes. Iguanodon was the second dinosaur discovered.
Iguanodon (Simple version) A slow, heavy, herding, plant-eating dinosaur that had thumb-spikes. Iguanodon was the second dinosaur discovered.	Impala A high-jumping, lightly-built antelope from southern Africa.	Jackass Penguin A small penguin from off the coast of southern Africa.	Janenschia Janenschia was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur with an elongated neck and tail. It was a sauropod from the late Jurassic period, about 156 million to 150 million years ago.
Jellyfish Jellyfish are animals that have stinging tentacles.	Jerboa The jerboa is a small, long-tailed rodent that hops.	John Dory The John Dory is a spiny fish with a black spot on its side.	Kentrosaurus A spiked, plated, plant-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic period.
King Crab Also known as the horseshoe crab, this invetebrate has a hard-shell and lives in warm coastal waters on the sea floor.	Lemur Large-eyed primates from Madagascar.	Leopard Leopards are widely-distributed, spotted wild cats.	Lion A group of lions is called a pride.
Livingstone's Fruit Bat A very large bat from Africa that eat fruits and flowers.	Manatee Manatees are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammals.	Mandrill Mandrills are large, brightly-colored Old World monkeys.	Man-of-War The Portuguese man-of-war is a floating colony of animals that has very long, stinging tentacles. It lives in warm ocean waters.
Massospondylus An early plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and long tail.	Mastodon Mastodons were shaggy, tusked herbivores.	Match the Syllables: African Animals Match the syllables to make 10 African animals. The words are lion, zebra, hippo, rhino, eland, gazelle, cheetah, ostrich, giraffe, monkey. Or go to the answers.	Meerkat Meerkats (also known as suricates) are a type of mongoose that can stand upright.
Megalosaurus This large meat-eater was the first dinosaur named.	Mole Moles are almost-blind, burrowing mammals.	Mongoose Mongooses are sleek, meat-eating mammals.	Moschops Moschops is an extinct plant-eater that lived before the dinosaurs.
Mosquito A small flying insect that is a carrier of disease.	Mountain Gorilla Mountain Gorillas are great apes from mountain forests in Africa. They are in grave danger of extinction.	Mouse Mice are small rodents with long, scaly tails.	Naked Mole-Rat Small, almost hairless rodents who live in underground colonies in Africa.
Nightingale A small songbird that sings beautiful, complex songs, often at night.	Octopus Octopi have eight arms and live on the sea floor.	Okapi The Okapi is a nocturnal, giraffe-like mammal from African rainforests.	Oryx Oryx are long-horned antelopes from dry areas in Africa and Asia.
Ostrich The ostrich is the largest bird. It can't fly, but it runs very fast.	Ostrich Printable Read and Answer Worksheet Read about the ostrich, then answer questions about it. Or go to the answers.	Ouranosaurus A sail-backed plant-eaing dinosaur with a beak.	Ouranosaurus (Simple version) A sail-backed plant-eating dinosaur with a beak.
Owl Owls are nocturnal hunters with eyes that face forwards.	Oyster The oyster is a bivalve, a soft-bodied marine animal that is protected by two hard shells.	Pachycephalosaurus A dome-headed, plant-eating dinosaur.	Pachycephalosaurus (Simple version) A dome-headed, plant-eating dinosaur.
Painted Lady Butterfly A very widespread and common butterfly.	Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle The life cycle of this common butterfly.	Pangolin The pangolin is an insect-eating mammal that has protective scales on its body.	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a small, toothed whale from tropical waters worldwide.
Parrot The African Gray Parrot is an intelligent, talkative bird.	Penguin, Jackass A small penguin from islands off the coast of southern Africa - also called the African or Black-footed Penguin.	Pig The pig is a mammal with a flat snout.	Pigeon This dove thrives in cities around the world.
Porpoise A small, toothed whale, a marine mammal also called the dolphin.	Portuguese Man-of-War The Portuguese man-of-war is a floating colony of animals that has very long, stinging tentacles. It lives in warm ocean waters.	Pufferfish Also called blowfish and fugu, this poisonous fish can swallow water to double its size.	Python Pythons are snakes that kill by constricting their prey.
Quagga The quagga is a recently-extinct relative of the zebra. Go to a quagga read-and-answer quiz or go to the answers.	Rabbit A fast-moving mammal with long ears.	Rat The rat is a rodent with a long tail and a pointed snout.	Rays Rays are flat fish with no bones, only cartilage.
Redbilled Oxpecker Redbilled Oxpeckers are birds that perch on large mammals in southern Africa.	Red Fox The Red Fox is a meat-eating mammal with a long, bushy tail.	Rhamphorhynchus An extinct, flying, fish-eating reptile with a long tail; it lived during the late Jurassic period.	Rhinoceros The rhinoceros is a large, thick-skinned mammal with one or two horn-like spikes on its head.
Ring-tailed Lemur A large-eyed primate from Madagascar.	Rock Dove Also known as the pigeon, this dove thrives in cities around the world.	Salamander Salamanders are amphibians that retain their tail as an adult.	Sand Dollar Sand Dollars are echinoderms, disk-shaped spiny-skinned sea bed animals that have 5-part radial symmetry.

Savanna A savanna is a hot, seasonally dry grassland with scattered trees.	Scorpion A venomous arachnid with a large stinger on its tail.	Sea Anemone A predatory animal that looks like a flower and lives on the ocean floor.	Sea Cow Sea cow is another name for manatee. Sea cows are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammals.
Seahorse The seahorse is a very strange fish that lives in warm water.	Sea Lion Sea lions are eared seals that live on coastlines.	Sea Star Sea stars, another name for starfish, are animals that live on the ocean floor.	Sea Urchin A spiny, globular animal that lives on the ocean floor.
Sei Whale A baleen whale found almost worldwide. It is also called the Sardine whale, the Pollack whale, the Coalfish whale, the Japan Finner, and Rudolphi's Rorqual.	Serval The Serval is a long-legged African wild cat.	Shrew Shrews are tiny mammals that are quite ferocious.	Shrimp Shrimp are small, bottom-dwelling crustaceans with a translucent exoskeleton.
Skeleton Human adults have 206 bones in their body.	Skeleton - Unlabeled You can label the major bones in this human skeleton printout.	Spectacled Porpoise A porpoise (a small toothed whale) from the Southern Hemisphere.	Spider Spiders have eight legs.
Spinosaurus A huge meat-eating dinosaur with a sail-back fin.	Spotted Hyena A meat-eating mammal that hunts and scavenges prey.	Spotted Dolphin The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a small, toothed whale from tropical waters worldwide.	Starfish Sea stars, another name for starfish, are animals that live on the ocean floor.
Stegosaurus A plant-eating dinosaur with rows of plates on its back and spikes on its tail.	Stegosaurus (Simple version) A plant-eating dinosaur with rows of plates on its back and spikes on its tail.	Stegosaurus Skeleton See the bones of this huge, plated plant-eater.	Suricate Suricates (also known as meerkats) are a type of mongoose that can stand upright.
Syntarsus A fast-moving, meat-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic period.	Syntarsus (Simple version) A fast-moving, meat-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic period.	Tarantula A tarantula is a large, hairy spider.	Toad Toads are amphibians with poison glands; they usually have bumpy skin.
Warthog The warthog is a wild pig from Africa.	Wasp Wasps are insects with 2 pairs of wings and strong jaws. Many wasps sting.	White Rhinoceros The White rhinoceros is a large rhino with gray skin and two horn-like spikes on its head.	White-Spotted Dolphin Also called the Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, this small, toothed whale is found in tropical waters worldwide.
Wild Cat African Wild Cats are fierce, solitary hunters.	Wildebeest The wildebeest is a fast-running, herding, grass-eater from eastern Africa. Also known as the gnu.	Worm Worms are little animals with a long, soft body and no legs. Earthworms are worms that benefit the soil.	Yellow Jacket A yellow jacket is a type of social wasp, a flying, stinging insect.
Yellow Mongoose The Yellow Mongoose is a sleek, 2 ft long mammal from southern Africa.	Zebra Zebras are hoofed mammals that have black and white stripes.	Zebra (Simple version) Zebras are hoofed mammals that have black and white stripes.	Zorilla The Zorilla is a skunk-like mammal that lives in Africa.