Species of the Congo Basin

African elephant In silhouette against the sunset. With up to 40,000 elephants, the TRIDOM Landscape is home to Africa’s largest forest elephant population.
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Western lowland gorillas serve an important reproductive function within the forest ecosystem, allowing the dispersal and germination of seeds from the numerous fruit trees they consume. Dzanga-Sangha, Central African Republic.
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Eastern lowland gorilla
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This photo take on June 17, 2012, shows an infant mountain gorillas at the Virunga National Park
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Bonobo resting in tree (Pan paniscus) Kinshasa sanctuary, Congo
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