Amazing Animals Found Only In Africa

African continent supports rich wildlife across its deserts, savannas, huge valleys, and forests. Africa is home to the largest land animal (African elephant) and the tallest animal (giraffe) in the world. There are many other cool African animals you would be interested to know. Here the list of 10 amazing animals found only in Africa.

Lemur Lemur is a fantastic primate that found only the Island of Madagascar, in the East coast of Southern Africa. There are 30 different known species of lemurs in total, and all are endemic to Madagascar. The Madame Berthe's mouse lemur which weighs only 30 g is the smallest primate in the world. The Indri or Babakoto is the largest living lemur which weighs up to 9.5 kg. Most lemurs are arboreal, which means they spend most of their time in dwelling on trees. The tail of most species of lemurs is also longer than their body. Lemurs are social animals and live in groups. Lemur use high pitched calls and scent markings to communicate with each other. They have an excellent sense of hearing and smell. Lemurs are one of the most intelligent animals in the world. They are known for using tools and can learn patterns. The fossa is the only natural predator of lemur. The diet of lemurs consists of fruits, nuts, leaves, and flowers.