Baby Gorilla

A baby gorilla cuddles with mom at Bwindi National Park in Uganda. Primates in Africa are either threatened by habitat degradation or destruction, losing their rainforest habitat in alarming proportions, or by being hunted for bushmeat by the native populations. Celso Bayo/ BayoPhoto

 

King of The Jungle

A lion can have sex about 100 times a day, like this couple living at Samburu National Reserve, a semi-desert park located in Samburu district in the Rift Valley, Kenya. Celso Bayo/ BayoPhoto

Ngorongoro

 

An old elephant looks tiny compared to the trees at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which is the only conservation area in Tanzania that protects wildlife while allowing human habitation. Demand for ivory, combined with habitat loss from human settlement, has led to a dramatic decline in elephant population in the last decades in Africa. Celso Bayo / BayoPhoto

Endangered Primates

Primates in Africa are either threatened by habitat degradation or destruction, losing their rainforest habitat in alarming proportions, or by being hunted for bushmeat by the native populations.
Kibale Forest National Park and Bwindi National Park in Uganda, and Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
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Galapagos

Male Great Frigatebirds, top left, are smaller than females, they have a patch of red skin at the throat called gular sac, which inflates in order to attract a female. Galapagos Tortoise, top right, is the most recognized symbol of the Galapagos Islands, they can weigh over 500 lb. and the shell can measure 59 inches, These land-based turtles can live for more than 150 years. The Galapagos Land Iguana, bottom left, grows to a length of three to five feet with a body weight of up to twenty-five pounds, has a 60-year lifespan and it can be found all over Galapagos islands. White-cheeked pintail duck, bottom right, feeds on small birds and insects as well as fresh-water vegetation in shallow ponds. Celso Bayo/ BayoPhoto