Giant Hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) in the Lango Bai as seen during a Bai walk about from the Odzala Wilderness lango camp, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Mboko concession, Republic of Congo
Dwarf Bittern checking us out. The Dwarf Bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii) is a small species of heron in the Ardeidae family. This is a migratory species within Africa, particularly in the north and south. Movements of equatorial birds are less clear. Dwarf Bitterns feed solitarily or in pairs, hunting by night and, especially if it is cloudy, by day. Republic of Congo , Ndzehi Concession Department of Cuvette-Quest.
Life in the very small, 100 people, village of Ombo in the Ndzehi concession on the Western border of Odzala-Kokoua Natioal Park, Republic of Congo. They depend on subsistence farming and hunting for nutrition. Manioc tubers are a main food source but very poor nutritionally.