African animals quiz

Robben Island off the shore of Cape Town, where Nelson Mandela and several other political prisoners were incarcerated for many years, gets its name from the Dutch word for which animals?

Which animal, the closest relative of the Rodrigues solitaire, was first mentioned by Dutch sailors visiting Mauritius in 1598 and last sighted alive in 1662?

Which Tanzanian national park is home to Africa’s largest lion population and the world’s largest annual wildebeest migration?

In which African country can ring-tailed lemurs can be seen inside Andohahela National Park, Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park and Isalo National Park?

Of the crocodile species that live in Africa, which has the largest crocs?

Which animals notoriously love to climb Morocco’s argan trees?

What is the largest carnivorous animal in Africa?

Which animal, famously farmed and raced in the South African town of Oudtshoorn, is the largest bird in the world?

What is the world’s fastest land mammal – often seen in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara National Park?

Where might you see mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and see the White Nile plunge 43 metres in Murchison Falls National Park?