South Africa is rich with the wealth of animals from elephant to turtle and Giraffe to Whale Sharks. Infographic reveal top land, flying, water animals species found in South African territory alone.
Largest Land Mammal
Elephant is the largest land mammal and South Africa has variants of the species.
Faster animal
Cheetah is said to be the fastest land mammal on Earth. South African forests and other terrains are rich but still endangered.
Heaviest Flying Bird
Kori Bustard is said to be the heaviest bird who can fly on the sky seen in South African horizon.
Largest Antelope
Eland is said to be the largest antelope and on the land found in South Africa.
Largest Fish
Whale Shark is said to be the largest fish found in oceans waters available in South African seas.
Tallest Creature
Giraffe is the tallest creature in the world all including found in land, sky or in waters. South Africa tolerate Giraffes while neighbouring elephants and unscarred from lions.
Largest Bird
Ostrich is the largest known bird (can not fly) and running ostrich while swinging their arms feathers increase beauty God has given them on South Afirican land.
Largest Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle is the largest known turtle specie ever a human documented. Also called lute turtle, leathery turtle or luth.
Top Fast Land Animals in South African
South African land contains four of the top five faster land animals on Earth including big cats.
Wildbeest
Wildebeest have a maximum running speed of around 80 km/h (or 50 mph)
Cheetah
Cheetah the fastest land animal could meet the speed from 109.4 km/h to 120.7 km/h (68.0 mph to 75.0 mph) ever recorded.
Lion
Lion, the strongest big cat has the average speed 80.5 km/h (or 50.0 mph), one of the fastest land animals.
Thomson's Gazelle
Thomson's Gazelle very close to lion's speed, 80 km/h (or ~50 mph).
Units used
km/h
km/h is the abbreviation of kilometer per hour.
mph
mph is the abbreviation of mile per hour.
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