The
Lion - the King of the Jungle- is almost extinct in Ghana but a
small pride can be found in the Mole National Park.
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The Leopard
occurs in most of Ghana's forests.
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Ghana has 2 species of Hyena which
occur mostly in the northern part of the country :
the Spotted Hyena and the Stripped
Hyena
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The African
Hunting Dog is almost extinct but a few still hunt in the Mole
National Park.
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Ghana is home to 6 species of Mongoose:
Cusimanse, Marsh Mongoose, White Tailed Mongoose, Pygmy
Mongoose and the Gambian
Mongoose.
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The African
Civet is very shy and is hardly seen and the Tree Palm Civet is an
arboreal forest animal.
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Ghana's representatives of the Genet
species are: the Small
Spotted Genet, the
Large Spotted Genet and the Pardine Genet.
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Ghana is home to the Cape Clawless
Otter and the Spotted
Neck Otter.
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Mole National Park and surrounding
Savanna area is the home of the Black
Backed Jackal and the Side
Stripped Jackal.
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The Honey
Badger is at home in Ghana's rain forests.
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| The African
Wildcat is only one of Ghana's smaller forest cats the others are:
Serval, the Caracal and the Golden Cat |