Fauna of South Africa
The largest primate in the region, excluding humans, is the chacma baboon. A true generalist, it is found in virtually all habitats in South Africa. The other primates in the region are the vervet monkey and the Samango monkey. They are mainly frugivores, although they are true opportunists and may take eggs and nestlings from bird nests.
Megatherium
"Megatherium" is one of the largest land mammals known to have existed, weighing up to 4 tonnes and measuring up to in length from head to tail. It is the largest-known ground sloth, as big as modern elephants, and would have only been exceeded in its time by a few species of mammoth. The group is known primarily from its largest species, "M. americanum". "Megatherium" species were members of the abundant Pleistocene megafauna, large mammals that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.