What is/are your favorite African creatures?. Please limit to 1, 2 or 3. Thank you. Mine is the zebra.

[debm55]

[The Blue Flower]

1. Elephants are #1 on my list

Lions are #2

[debm55]

2. Both are beautiful creatures. Thank you The Blue Flower.

[HelpImSurrounded]

3. Caracals

[debm55]

4. Thank you, HelpImSurrounded.

[GreenWave]

5. Extremely beautiful!

[hlthe2b]

6. Elephant.. Undoubtedly...

[debm55]

7. Thank you hlthe2b Yes very beautiful and smart too.

[Ocelot II]

8. The cats, all of them. Lion, tiger, leopard.

But also the small ones: Serval, caracal, African wildcat (the ancestor of our house cats), sand cat, golden cat, jungle cat, and the black-footed cat (possibly the cutest cat in the world). OK, that's more than three.

[debm55]

9. Thank you Ocelot II wounderful choices all. That you for your post.

[stopdiggin]

10. wild dog / cape dog

beautiful, graceful, and I think their behavior is interesting (pack behavior, rearing young). elements of other feral canine species there - but also with unique things all their own.

[debm55]

11. Thank you stopdiggin. Do you know the name of wild dog that has the terrific howl. I had a Shiba Inu (Japan) that did

not bark but let out a screech type sound. TY

[stopdiggin]

15. I've heard of this, while never actually having been around one

from AmerKennelClub: Some dogs have a wider range of vocalizations than others. Rottweilers “purr,” Siberian Huskies “talk,” Shiba Inu “scream,” and Basenjis “yodel” instead of barking

As far as the wild fellas go - I'm not sure who is supposed to have the best howl ...
But, for who(m) ever is hearing it out in the wilds - I'll bet it sends a bit of tingle up the old spine!

[debm55]

19. Thank you Basenjis was the name of the dog I was thinking of. Thank you with the information on the different sounds the

different breeds of dogs have. Thank you very much. stopdiggin.

[Jeebo]

12. Lions are BEAUTIFUL creatures.

All cats, actually. Ocelot II mentioned all cats a few posts back, but didn't mention ocelots. Aren't they cats too? Maybe Ocelot II was too bashful to mention them. I'm thinking of two movies: Born Free and Roar! Wow, I've always thought cats are beautiful, fascinating, amazing, adorable creatures.

-- Ron (a childless cat gentleman)

[debm55]

16. Thank you Jeebo. Was going to mention in my response, but I figured she might have be bashful. I agree all cats large

and small are beautiful. Thank you Ron.

[brush]

55. Shoud mention tigers are native to Africa...there are Siberian tigers (the largest cat species), ..

Bengal tigers (India).and others in Sumatra and other lands in Asia.

[Niagara]

26. When deb asked us about our favorite North American animal(s) in another lounge OP...

I discovered that Ocelots are native to North America, which I had forgotten about.
https://www.trvst.world/biodiversity/ocelot-facts/



I know specifically that Jaquars are native to North America and even though tigers are not natives of North America, the United States houses more tigers then any other country. Go, U.S.! Roar!

[debm55]

28. Thank you for correcting me, Niagara. Are they from the SW America?

[Niagara]

34. Oh. I certainly hope that I didn't come across as correcting anyone, Debbie

That's no good.

Ocelots use to roam the U.S. until they become endangered. I know they find them generally in states like Texas.

[debm55]

45. Thank you Niagara. I didn't know that there from Texas . Thank you for the information.

[Niagara]

47. Absolutely, Debbie. Borders mean nothing to cats!!

[Ocelot II]

27. Of course I love ocelots, but they don't live in Africa.

They are native to central America and there are even a few in the southern US.

[debm55]

29. Thank you Ocelot II. My mistake too. I am sorry.

[Ocelot II]

33. No need to apologize. There are a lot of cats in the world,

and a lot of them, maybe most of them, are spotted. It's hard to keep track.

[Niagara]

46. Elequently stated, Ocelot

It's difficult to keep track of the areas which all these beautiful cats are native of.

[debm55]

30. Thank you Ocelot II. My mistake too. I am sorry.

[sinkingfeeling]

13. Elephants, Painted Dogs, and Giraffes

[debm55]

18. Thank you sinkingfeeling . Love all three for the beauty and uniqueness of all three.

[Alpeduez21]

14. I like leopards and gorillas

The first is very solitary while the latter is quite social. Don’t t know what/if that says anything about me but I like em both

[debm55]

17. Thank you Alpeduez21 for the two unique and beautiful creatures you named

[ArnoldLayne]

20. Giraffes

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22. Thank you ArnoldLayne. I love going to the zoo and watch the adults and babies in the African Habitat there.

[TommieMommy]

21. Meerkat and any of the beautiful big cats 💙

[debm55]

23. HAHAHAHHA, I love those cute meerkats. And the the big and little cats too. Thank you TommieMommy.

[TommieMommy]

24. Hope you have a wonderful Friday 13th. It's lucky for me I have a black cat

[debm55]

44. You too my friend.

[LoisB]

25. All of the Big Cats but especially the lion.

[debm55]

35. Yes , the lion is magnificent

[Niagara]

31. Three, Niagara, three, three, three, three

Leopards!!!!!!





Lions and Lionesses



and


Cheetahs

[debm55]

36. All beautiful and unique creatures . Thank you Niagara.

[Niagara]

43. You're welcome, Debbie.

I did it! I did it.


I only listed three!!!

[BittyJenkins]

32. Elephant & Giraffe ....🐘 🦒

[debm55]

38. Thank you BittyJenkins. They are indeed beautiful creatures.

[Sequoia]

37. Cheetah, Elephant

[debm55]

40. Thank you Sequoia. I love watching the cheetah run and see the smarts of the Elephant.

[arkielib]

39. Giraffes, elephants, and zebras

[debm55]

41. To be honest with you those are my three favorite creatures. Thank you arkielib.

[Sneederbunk]

42. Charlize Theron and Sade Adu.

[dobleremolque]

48. I am all in for the

bonobos.

[debm55]

50. Thank you dobleremolque.

[Thunderbeast]

49. Girraffe, Elephant, Secretary Bird

[debm55]

51. Thank you Thunderbeast. Three unique creatures.

[ProfessorGAC]

52. The Cheetah

Their muscular structure is stunning & their speed is awesome.

[debm55]

54. Thank you ,ProfessorGAC I agree with you 100%

[catbyte]

53. Elephants, Silverback/Mountain Gorillas, African Grey Parrots

[debm55]

57. Thank you catbyte. Those are three beautiful African creatures. PS I Loved your OP on the Asian elephants

[Cartoonist]

56. Crocodiles

Kings of the Nile

[debm55]

58. Thank you Cartoonist. Yes Kings of the Nile.

[brush]

59. The black panther... so beautiful, the melanistic color variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus).

Also the cheetah, the fast land animal alive. They can reach speeds of up to 70 mph.

[debm55]

62. Thank you brush and for the information.

[Polly Hennessey]

60. Mountain gorilla 🦍 They are magnificent creatures.

[debm55]

63. Thank you Polly Hennessey. Yes very beautiful

[EarthAbides]

61. Giraffe!

I watched a TV show from Africa called In Your Dreams, in it there was a scene of modern teenagers driving though their suburbia where wild giraffes roamed freely. How incredible would that be to grow up in that environment?
I also loved the scene in the Last Of Us where Bella's character encounters a giraffe in the middle of a once thriving city now decimated and overrun by zombies.

[debm55]

64. Thank you EarthAbides . Our Pittsburgh zoo has an African Savanna habitat. It is great to watch them run.

[HeartsCanHope]

65. Giraffes! They are beautiful.

[debm55]

66. Thank you very much, HeartsCanHope , Yes they are very beautiful.