19Août

Gabon – Western Lowland Gorillas

Gabon – Western Lowland Gorillas

In Gabon, I had the chance to meet the wild Western Lowland Gorillas living in the forest and swamps. Their population in only the Loango NP is around 1600.  Gorillas are vegetarian apart eating termites and ants.This one is in the swamp is enjoying his Cyperacae root.



19Août

Gabon – Forest Elephants

Gabon – Forest Elephants

Boat trip in Gabon, Loango NP to discover the Forest Elephants crossing the river and sinking in the mud when walking in the marshes. The African Forest Elephant of Gabon is the smallest species. The bull has long tusks which grow their all life…They live in small family groups. The African Forest Elephants are said […]


19Août

Gabon – Red-capped Mangabeys

Gabon – Red-capped Mangabeys

The Red-capped Mangabeys are leaving in swamps, mangroves and valley forests.They are arboreal moving in groups along tree branches but also through the undergrowth. They have semi-terrestrial habits and quite far-carrying vocalizations which make them easily located. They feed on fruit, seeds, leaves, invertebrates…On the under pic , he is eating seeds of Sacoglottis gabonensis.



06Août

Gabon – Dung Beetle

Gabon – Dung Beetle

The dung Beetles are the world strongest insects and also animals. They can roll up to 10 times their weight and male Beetles can pull 1,141 times their own body weight  which means for a normal human to drag 6 full double decker buses or 80 tons…no comment!!! The ball is made of poop mostly […]


06Août

Gabon – Moustached Monkey

Gabon – Moustached Monkey

The Moustached Monkeys or Guenons have a very colorful face. They live in forest near river, they stay between 5 and 12 m and cannot be seen from raptors.Their tail is longer than their body and is non-prehensile. They are mostly vegetarian and frugivorous. Females live in small groups guided by an old male . […]


02Août

GABON – CENTRAL AFRICAN SLENDER-SNOUTED CROCODILE

GABON – CENTRAL AFRICAN SLENDER-SNOUTED CROCODILE

The Central African Slender-snout Crocodile (Mecistops leptorhynchus)is a critically endangered species of crocodile (IUCN-2014), it is the last step before being extinct in the wild!!! Since 2014. The African Slender-snouted Crocodile  has been divided in 2 species : West and Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile. Referring to Gabon, the Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile is threatened mainly by […]



28Fév

Lilan’s Lovebirds

Lilan’s Lovebirds

Among my favorite birds, they are the smallest parrots on the African mainland They nest in cavity of trees like mopanes  and acacias close to water. Monogamous, they like however to stay in small groups. They spend time foraging the ground eating grass, fruit and seeds. They were named Lilan’s lovebird from the beloved Lilian […]