The wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes its flora and fauna, comprising a large biodiversity in rainforests, seasonally flooded forests and grasslands.
Bas-Congo landscape
Congo peafowl
A Pheidole megacephala minor worker, a species of ant native to the DRC.
Bongo (antelope)
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The bongo is a large, mostly nocturnal, forest-dwelling antelope, native to sub-Saharan Africa. Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black-and-white markings, white-yellow stripe
Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
…600 timber species, as well as 1,000 bird species, 280 reptile species, and 400 mammal species, including the forest elephant, gorilla, forest buffalo, bongo, and okapi. Many of these wildlife species are threatened animals such as large lowland gorillas and chimpanzees. Five of the country's national parks…
Tragelaphus eurycerus Marwell Wildlife, Hampshire, England 8a
Eastern Bongo at Jacksonville Zoo
A skeleton of the bongo exhibited at the Museum of Veterinary Anatomy FMVZ USP, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo
The side facial view of an eastern bongo