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Zimbabwe has a great variety of native wildlife. Mammals include commonly known beasts such as elephant, lion, buffalo, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, gorilla, chimpanzee, baboon, giraffe, zebra, warthog, lynx, aardvark, porcupine, fox, badger, otter, hare, bat, shrew, and scaly anteater. Lesser known species are okapi, kudu, duiker, eland, sable, gemsbock and waterbuck.

Reptiles include aseveral species of crocoldile (including the Nile crocodile) and the water monitor, the largest lizard.

Birds include the African barred owlet, ant-thrush, barbet, bee-eater, bishop bird, bulbul, bush-warbler, drongo, duck, a variety of eagle species, emerald cuckoo, grouse, gray lourie, and pheasant, and of course, the world's heaviest flying bird, the kori bustard.

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