<P> The African list of ungulates is longer than in any other continent . The largest number of modern bovids is found in Africa (African buffalo, duikers, impala, rhebok, Reduncinae, oryx, dik - dik, klipspringer, oribi, gerenuk, true gazelles, hartebeest, wildebeest, dibatag, eland, Tragelaphus, Hippotragus, Neotragus, Raphicerus, Damaliscus). Other even - toed ungulates include giraffes, hippopotamuses, warthogs, giant forest hogs, red river hogs and bushpigs . Odd - toed ungulates are represented by three species of zebras, African wild ass, black and white rhinoceros . The biggest African mammal is the African bush elephant, the second largest being its smaller counterpart, the African forest elephant . Four species of pangolins can be found in Africa . </P> <P> African fauna contains 64 species of primates . Four species of great apes (Hominidae) are endemic to Africa: both species of gorilla (western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla, and eastern gorilla, Gorilla beringei) and both species of chimpanzee (common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, and bonobo, Pan paniscus). Humans and their ancestors originated in Africa . Other primates include colobuses, baboons, geladas, vervet monkeys, guenons, macaques, mandrills, crested mangabeys, white - eyelid mangabeys, kipunji, Allen's swamp monkeys, Patas monkeys and talapoins . Lemurs and aye - aye are characteristic of Madagascar . See also Lists of mammals of Africa . </P>

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