#BONGO

[doyouknowthemossinman]

NEW BONGO CALF AT DENVER ZOO!!!!!!

[bovineblogger]

this is by far my favourite bongo image. the slurperrrr

[mammalianmammals]

Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus), male, family Bovidae, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Rep. of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)

photograph by Dylan Smith

[reasonsforhope]

"The struggle to keep one of the world’s largest and rarest antelope species alive has taken a massive step forward in Kenya.

17 mountain bongos have been flown to Kenya from the Rare Species Conservation Center in Florida for eventual reintroduction into their natural habitat.

A subspecies of bongo, the largest of the forest-dwelling antelope, the eastern, or mountain bongo, numbers less than 100 individuals, and is listed by the IUCN as Critically-Endangered. More survive today in zoos than in the wild.

The history of the animal is an interesting one, as it’s believed to have become a forest species when climate change turned savannah areas into forests thousands of years ago. In the case of the mountain bongo, their home range is located in southern Kenya, on the slopes of Mount Kenya National Park and in the surrounding woodland.

They are the world’s third-largest antelope species behind the giant eland and common eland.

Pictured: Female mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) photographed at Mount Kenya National Park.

Tourism Minister Rebecca Miano described the arrival of the bongos at the country’s main airport on Sunday night as “emotional and so cool.”

The animals will first be kept in an acclimation center run by the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) that will protect them while they re-hone their instincts for wild living.

Within three months, the BBC reports, the KWS will be welcoming another shipment of these bongo from captive breeding programs across Europe.

The last time a large shipment of animals like this made it to Kenya was in 2004, when 18 animals arrived safely. They successfully integrated with the wild population, and though some died of tick-borne diseases, it demonstrated that captive animals can successfully make it in the wild if given time and training."

-via Good News Network, February 26, 2025

[camelidae]

Ahh, finally all the holiday parties and prep and shipping and travels and colds (and more colds) are over, and I can get back to work on my projects. I've been fantasizing about getting back to "my projects" like an old lady yearning for time to watch her soap operas. Time to hunker down and draw animals.

[dasomyong]

Badonkers

Pec Meme

[cupidslullaby]

I've had Bongo my whole life. A couple years ago I decided to get him his own Bongo. Today, I got Bongo's Bongo his own Bongo. I love Bongo

[sundogscoops]

Some paintings currently available on my shooop! [Link]

These are hand painted and one of a kind!

Help out your local tran unfortunately located in florida thank youuuuuu <3

[lifeinhellarchives]

"Why do you always have to look so miserable all the time?" - June 13, 1986

[animalphotorefs]

#creaturecomfortqueue - Bongo

Artists creating derivative or transformative works (without AI) have blanket permission to use this and all photos in the repository as references, including works that will/may be sold. The Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository is an independent, permanently open-access project.

[animalsandanimals]

Two mountain bongo calves were born at The African Safari Wildlife Park in Ohio on June 18th and 23, 2023.

Native to Kenya, the mountain bongo is critically endangered with only about 100 left in the wild.

Photo courtesy of The African Safari Wildlife Park.

[lifeisstrangearchive]

In-universe pictures of Chloe

[cubescats]

He belongs in some kind of historical religious painting

[catfindr]

[sillybeanies]

still life with bongo 🐵

[dasomyong]

GShep Bongo Sketches

Design is not yet final. I still have to think how I'm going to be working on the patterns/markings. I'm liking it so far