African wild dog
Scientific name: Lycaon pictus
The African Wild Dog are among the most exclusively carnivorous of the dog family. Usually weighing between 50 and 70 pounds, these pack-hunters fulfill an ecological role in Africa's sub-Saharan savannas. The population has declined greatly due to disease, habitat loss and active hunting by livestock owners fearful of depredation, they now rank among the continent's most endangered carnivores. Due to this the current population has declined to an estimated 6,600.
Giant anteater
Scientific name: Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Possessed of a long snout, massive bushy tail and a grizzled, black-striped coat, giant anteaters can sometimes reach up to 7 feet in length and weigh up to 100 pounds. Eating mainly ants and termites, they use there large fore-claws to tear open insect mounds and lash up the inhabitants with a lengthy tongue. The Giant Anteater seems to be on the decline across much of its range, on Central and South American savannas. Today only about 70% of the population remains.
Black Rhinoceros
Scientific Name: Diceros bicornis
Among the world's heaviest creatures, the Black Rhinoceros is one of two rhinos native to Africa, along with the larger, somewhat more numerous white rhinoceros. Black rhinos are distinguished by their nimble, pointed upper lip. Poaching and habitat loss have reduced the black rhino's range in western, eastern and southern Africa, where it historically roamed the Savanna.