The Hartmann’s mountain zebra are classified by taxonomists as a subspecies of the mountain zebra.
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Przewalski’s horse
Przewalski’s horses are wild horses from Mongolia.
Dromedary
The dromedary is the other species of camel beside the Bactrian camel mentioned earlier on this blog.
Grévy’s Zebra
The Grévy’s zebra is the largest species of zebra and in fact the largest wild equid.
Thorny Devil Stick Insect
The thorny devil stick insect is a large stick insect from New Guinea and other nearby islands.
Blue Poison Dart Frog
The blue poison dart frogs are really poisonous.
White Rhinoceros
The white rhinoceros is one of the two African species of rhinoceros.
Giant Anteater
Giant anteaters really do eat ants.
Alpaca
The alpaca is a domestic camelid from South America.
Vicuña
The vicuña is a wild camelid from South America. The vicuña is the wild ancestor of the domestic alpaca.
Llama
The llama is the most well-known South American domestic camelid.
Eurasian Eagle-owl
The Eurasian eagle-owl is a type of horned owl that lives virtually everywhere on the Eurasian continent.
Racka Sheep
Racka sheep are one of the iconic farm animals of Hungary.
Southern Night Monkey
The southern night monkey is really a nocturnal monkey from South America.
Gelada
The Gelada, also known as the gelada baboon is an old world monkey from Ethiopia.
L’Hoest’s Monkey
L’Hoest’s monkeys are fairly good looking as far as monkeys go.
American Flamingos
American flamingos live in South America and various islands around it all the way up to Florida.
Brazilian Agouti
Even though agouti is mostly known as a color variation for various animals there is an actual group of rodents known as agouti.
Pygmy Hippopotamus
The pygmy hippopotamus looks a lot like like its full sized cousin.
Hippopotamus
The most dangerous wild animal in Africa is surprisingly the mostly herbivorous hippopotamus.