The Quiet Gaze — Wild Africa

非洲狮LionPanthera leoVulnerable · Seen on most safaris, yet wild lions have roughly halved in recent decades.

非洲豹LeopardPanthera pardusVulnerable · Elusive and solitary — seeing one this close is a rare stroke of luck.

斑鬣狗Spotted HyenaCrocuta crocutaLeast Concern · Common, but mostly active at night — close daylight views are special.

尼罗鳄Nile CrocodileCrocodylus niloticusLeast Concern · Common along Africa's rivers and lakes.

非洲草原象African Bush ElephantLoxodonta africanaEndangered · Still seen on safari, but its population has fallen sharply.

马赛长颈鹿Masai GiraffeGiraffa tippelskirchiEndangered · Still easy to spot in the Serengeti and Mara, but numbers have dropped by about half.

河马Common HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibiusVulnerable · Easy to find in the right rivers, but numbers are quietly declining.

非洲水牛African BuffaloSyncerus cafferNear Threatened · Often seen in big herds, though numbers are slowly dropping.

平原斑马Plains ZebraEquus quaggaNear Threatened · Still a familiar sight, but numbers have been falling.

角马Blue WildebeestConnochaetes taurinusLeast Concern · Extremely common — over a million join the Great Migration.

转角牛羚TopiDamaliscus lunatus jimelaLeast Concern · Common in a few strongholds like the Serengeti, scarce elsewhere.

狷羚Coke's HartebeestAlcelaphus buselaphus cokiiLeast Concern · Fairly common on open grassland, though never in huge herds.

黑斑羚ImpalaAepyceros melampusLeast Concern · Abundant — one of the most commonly seen antelopes.

疣猪Common WarthogPhacochoerus africanusLeast Concern · Very common — usually trotting off with its tail held high.

东非狒狒Olive BaboonPapio anubisLeast Concern · Very common and bold — often found near roads and camps.

黑背胡狼Black-backed JackalLupulella mesomelasLeast Concern · Common and adaptable, but shy and quick to slip away.