Animal facts - Elephants are pregnant for 22 months, longer than any other land animal. This elephant can be seen walking in front of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Animal facts - Lionesses do most of the hunting for the pride. They are better hunters than their male counterparts.

Animal facts - the ostrich is the tallest and heaviest of all the birds, and yet it cannot fly.

Animal facts - the Goliath heron is Africa's tallest heron standing 140 cm tall.

Animal facts - Vultures have excellent senses of sight and smell to help them locate food, and they can find a dead animal from a mile or more away. Because of this, vultures often have large territories and will spend a lot of time soaring to locate their next meal.

Animal facts - Buffalo are reported to kill more hunters in Africa than any other animal. They are known to ambush hunters that have wounded or injured them.

Animal facts - Zebras have excellent eyesight and hearing. Zebras stand up while sleeping.

Animal facts - Although hippos might look a little chubby, they can easily outrun a human. Hippos can be extremely aggressive, especially if they feel threatened. They are regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa.

Animal facts - Open plains make them visible to predators like cheetahs or wild dogs, but gazelles are fleet of foot. The Thomson's gazelle can reach speeds of 40 miles (64 kilometers) an hour.

Animal facts - Famous for scavenging, hyenas are actually skillful hunters.

Animal facts - The pink, orange or red color of a flamingo's feathers is caused by carotenoid pigments in their food, and a flamingo's diet includes shrimp, plankton, algae and crustaceans.

Animal facts - Baboons are opportunistic eaters and, fond of crops, become destructive pests to many African farmers.

Animal facts - Large nostrils and an enlarged heart and lungs help the world's fastest land animal to reach speeds of 114kph (71mph).

Animal facts - A new born baby giraffe is about 1.8 metres tall and within a few hours of being born, it can run around. The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world.

Animal facts - Although Servals eat a variety of different prey, nearly 94% of their diet is comprised of small rodents such as rats, mice and shrews which means that they play a vital role in their local eco-systems keeping rodent numbers down.

Animal facts - The smart red coat and solider-like white moustache of the Patas Monkey has led to them also being commonly known as "Military Monkeys".

Animal facts - The mongoose in Africa has caught the attention of humans, as they appear to be almost immune to the poison of a snake.

Animal facts - The impala though has a remarkable response when it feels threatened as the impala is able to jump over nine meters in distance and over two meters high.

Animal facts - Even though the Hippopotamus looks like it would be slow on land thanks to it's short and stubby legs, they are actually able to run at quite remarkable speeds and are capable of reaching 30mph when running.

Animal facts - The hyena is well known for its cackling laugh-like scream, which the hyena is believed to use in order to alert other hyenas of a source of food. This hyena call is thought to be able to be heard by other hyenas for up to three miles.

Animal facts - It has been known for large predators be die as a result of the quills of the porcupine, generally from infection.

Animal facts - Elands are the largest antelope in the world standing 1.80 m tall.

Animals facts - Dik-diks are hunted primarily by monitor lizards and smaller cats, such as the caracal, as well as lions, hyenas, wild dogs, and humans.

Animal facts - There have been no reports of the lifespan of De Brazza's monkey in the wild, but it is thought to correspond similarly to other members of Cercopithecus which live up to 30 years in captivity

Animal facts - The wildebeest are able to sense thunderstorms that are up to 30 miles away and the wildebeest follow these rains across Africa in what is commonly known as the great migration.

Animal facts - When the baby wildebeest are born, they are often able to stand within a matter of minutes and these young wildebeest are soon able to run around and soon learn about the importance of protection in numbers.