Mozambique

Mozambique is a country in southeastern Africa, with the Indian Ocean as its eastern border. With a total area of approximately 801,590 square kilometers, Mozambique is one of the largest countries in Africa, boasting a diverse geography that ranges from lush tropical forests to arid savannas. The country's landscape is dominated by the Zambezi River, which flows through the heart of Mozambique and empties into the Indian Ocean. The Zambezi is not only a vital source of water and energy but also supports a rich array of wildlife, including elephants, lions, and crocodiles. Mozambique's wildlife is ecologically rich and diverse, with a wide range of habitat types. It has 236 mammalian species, 740 bird species and 5,692 vascular plants. The Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany hotspot of significant biodiversity extends from the southern tip of Mozambique to northeastern South Africa. Of the 236 mammal species recorded in Mozambique, 17 are considered endangered. Among the ungulates found here are the Common Warthog, the Hippopotamus and the South African Giraffe, and about twenty species of antelope, which include the Common Eland, the Lichtenstein's Hartebeest, the Greater Kudu, the Sable Antelope, the Nyala, the Waterbuck, the Blue Wildebeest and the Cape Bushbuck. There are approximately fifty species of rodents, a dozen of shrews, more than sixty species of bats, and a singular hedgehog, the Four-Toed Hedgehog. Among the primates, there are bushbabies, Vervet Monkeys, Blue Monkeys, Chacma Baboons and Yellow Baboons. There are African Bush Elephants, lions, leopards, Southeast African Cheetahs, genets, mongooses, hyenas, jackals and several other species of carnivores.