{"id":2160,"date":"2021-04-24T09:06:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T09:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/12travelafrica.com\/our-7-favorite-safari-animals-in-malawi\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T08:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:02:51","slug":"our-7-favorite-safari-animals-in-malawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12travelafrica.com\/en\/our-7-favorite-safari-animals-in-malawi\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 7 favorite safari animals in Malawi"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have a great passion for the safari animals in Malawi. If you know us personally or have been following us online for a while, you will certainly know this. But what you may not know yet, is which ones we find slightly more fun, exciting, beautiful or interesting than the others. Today we tell you about our seven favorite safari animals in Malawi!<\/p>\n

There are many safari animals in Malawi<\/h2>\n

And that\u2019s why it\u2019s not easy to choose! Rhinos just missed the list. Same goes for the cats, although we always get very excited when we find them.<\/p>\n

Our seven favorite safari animals in Malawi include species we would like to tell you more about. But we couldn’t choose which ones we like best, so we didn’t put them in a specific order.<\/p>\n

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Each time we see buffalo on safari, we are impressed<\/p><\/div>\n

You may know we are also pretty avid bird watchers, so we have another blog about our favorite feathered wildlife coming up!<\/p>\n

Impala<\/h2>\n

We start with one of the most common safari animals in Malawi, the impala. This antelope species can be seen in large numbers in many African countries. Because of the “m” shape on their buttocks and because you see them around basically every corner, impalas are also called the McDonald’s of the bush. Did you know that this animal is also the only McDonald’s you can find in Malawi? The American fast food chain does not exist here!<\/p>\n

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How cute are these young impalas? And do you see the ‘m’ shape?<\/p><\/div>\n

Because you regularly see impalas, people tend to pay little attention to them. Some guides don’t even stop for at all… And we find that strange, because they are incredibly beautiful safari animals. In Malawi you can spot them in any National Park or Wildlife Reserve, but in smaller numbers than in South Africa, for example.<\/p>\n

If you come across a herd of impalas, it\u2019s worth taking the time to take a good look at them. The different shades of brown, black markings, long eyelashes and athletic body make it an incredibly beautiful animal. And see what you can notice about their behavior and social structure.<\/p>\n

Hippopotamus<\/h2>\n

Hippos have something mysterious about them, because you usually only see a small part of their body. But the biggest reason it’s one of our favorite safari animals in Malawi, is the sound they make! Have you ever heard it? It almost sounds like some kind of laugh.<\/p>\n