With its lush grass savannahs, Africa is known above all for its large herds of hoofed animals (giraffes, gazelles, antelopes, etc.), impressive big cats and enormous elephants. But its barren deserts and semi-deserts, home to a wide range of hardy species, and its tropical highlands with rare mountain animals, including primates, are just as significant for the biodiversity of this continent.
![[Translate to English:] Eine Aldabra-Riesenschildkröte im Tierpark Hellabrunn im Schildkrötenhaus.](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/6/csm_seychellen-riesenschildkroete-tierpark-hellabrunn-afrika-tierlexikon_c74a6590dc.jpg "Aldabra giant tortoise")
Aldabra giant tortoiseGeochelone gigantea
Black and whitelipped cobraNaja melanoleuca
Blue craneAnthropoides paradisea
ChimpanzeePan troglodytes
Dahomey dwarf cattleBos primigenius taurus
Dama gazelleNanger dama mhorr
![[Translate to English:]](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/5/csm_drill-tierpark-hellabrunn-zoo--welt-der-affen-artenschutz-bedroht-affen-primaten_9c30df8044.jpg "[Translate to English:]")
DrillMandrillus leucophaeus
Dwarf crocodileOsteolaemus tetraspis
Egyptian spiny-tailed lizardUromastyx aegyptia
Gaboon viperBitis rhinoceros
Greater kuduTragelaphus strepsiceros
Greater vasa parrotCoracopsis vasa
Hamadryas baboonPapio hamadryas
Hartmann`s mountain zebraEquus zebra hartmannae
LionPanthera leo
![[Translate to English:] Ein Erdmännchen mit Blick Richtung Kamera steht auf einem Felsen und hält aufmerksam Ausschau.](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/6/csm_erdmaennchen-tierpark-hellabrunn-afrika-tierlexikon_0ca368ab0a.jpg "Meerkat")
MeerkatSuricata suricatta
Moustached guenonCercopithecus cephus
NyalaTragelaphus angasii
Pygmy goatCapra aegagrus hircus
Red river hogPotamochoerus porcus
Red ruffed lemurVarecia rubra
![[Translate to English:] Das Porträt einer Rotscheitelmangabe, die über die Schulter blickt.](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/f/csm_rotscheitelmangabe-tierpark-hellabrunn-welt-der-affen-tierlexikon-portraet_d9b100656a.jpg "[Translate to English:]")
Red-capped mangabeyCercocebus torquatus
![[Translate to English:] Eine der Giraffen im Tierpark Hellabrunn.](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/d/csm_giraffe-tierpark-hellabrunn-afrika-tierlexikon_2bfae6bea9.jpg "Reticulated giraffe")
Reticulated giraffeGiraffa camelopardalis reticulata
Ring-tailed lemurLemur catta
Rock HyraxProcavia capensis capensis
Round-eared elephant shrewMacroscelides proboscideus
South african ostrichStruthio camelus australis
Western lowland gorillaGorilla gorilla gorilla