Whale, hello, there!
So, living up to our name, we’ve put together an African animal alphabet. No, we’re not lion – we really did. Take a look at our quick index to the outrageous and wonderful creatures which inhabit our continent. It’s a little sealy, but hopefully it’ll have you coming to visit them yourself.
![Lone lioness sits in the savannah](https://blog.rhinoafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Gillian-Maskell-Port-Elizabeth-EC-South-Africa-Africa-is-my-land.-550x304.jpg)
The African Animal Alphabet:
Absurd, amusing and ant eating – the aardvark
Bustling through Botswana – the buffalo
Charming and camouflaged – the cheetah
![A cheetah and her cub sitting on a small hill](https://blog.rhinoafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cheetahs-relaxing-in-the-sun-kenya.jpg-e1516365916560-550x224.jpg)
Dipping and diving – the dolphin
![Dolphins in the clear water of the Maldives](https://blog.rhinoafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dolphins-swimming-around-in-maldives.jpg-550x298.jpg)
Enchanting and enormous – the elephant
Fascinating, fabulous and funky – the flamingo
Goofy but glamorous – the giraffe and guinea-fowl
![A flock of guinea fowl gather around water](https://blog.rhinoafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/little-ogava-wildife-birds-03-550x366.jpg)
Hilarious and hungry hyena, and heavy and (arguably) handsome hippopotamus
Immaculate and inspiring – the impala
![Impala at waterhole with red billed buffalo weavers](https://blog.rhinoafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Header-impala-water-hole-red-billed-buffalo-weavers-northern-tuli-eastern-botswana-550x332.jpg)
Jittery and judicious – the jackal
Killer Kingfisher with Keen eyes
Lavish and luxurious – the lion and leopard
![A lion rubs his head in the branches](https://blog.rhinoafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mike-Walsh-Cape-Town-WC-South-Africa-Lion-scenting-in-Addo-Game-Reserve-550x367.jpg)
Mischievous and meddlesome – the meerkats
Naturally nimble – the nyala
Outrageous and oh-so-odd – the ostrich
![Ostrich in Namibia](https://blog.rhinoafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/3.-Composition-Common-Ostrich-South-Africa-550x367.jpg)
Puzzling but very precious – the pangolin and penguin
![A pangolin curls up](https://blog.rhinoafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Pangolin-1024x679-copy-550x380.jpg)
Quirky and quaint- the quail (in this case, its’ cousins – the francolin and grouse)
Robust and rare – the rhino
Sneaky and secretive – the serval
Tranquil in turquoise- the turtle
Unbelievable and undiscovered – the unicorn (or in this case, something similar)
Vicious and valiant – the vulture
Wondrous whale and the whiney wild dog
Xenodochial Xenus squirrel
Yikes, a Yellow mongoose
Zesty and zippy – the zebra
And there we have it, the African Animal Alphabet.
Tell us about your favourite African animal in the comments below.