⇧ ⇩ In Benin I visited one nature reserve, the Parc National de la Pendjari. I saw various birds, antelopes, and elephants. In Ganvie and on the south shore I saw some birds, that was it as far as nature was concerned.
The Parc National de la Pendjari is part of the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex , a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Pictures of birds in Benin and other nature pages are separate:
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Benin Nature
Fan palm. (966k)
Sausage Tree (Kigelia africana Leberwurstbaum , french: Arbre à saucisses ). (968k)
Mangroves. (1060k)
African Baobab (Adansonia digitata Afrikanischer Affenbrotbaum , french: Baobab africain ). (746k)
African Baobab (Adansonia digitata Afrikanischer Affenbrotbaum , french: Baobab africain ). (813k)
Termite mound. These mounds are often higher than 3 meters. (982k)
African Ghost Crab (Ocypode africana
Agama Lizard (Agama sp. Agamen ). (662k)
Fruit Bat. (554k)
West African Crocodiles (Crocodylus suchus Westafrikanisches Krokodil , french: Crocodile d'Afrique de l'ouest ). (723k)
West African Crocodile. (500k)
West African Crocodile (Crocodylus suchus Westafrikanisches Krokodil , french: Crocodile d'Afrique de l'ouest ). (580k)
Common Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia Kronenducker , french: Céphalophe de Grimm ). (769k)
Bachelor group of Buffon's Kobs. (810k)
Two female Buffon's Kobs (Kobus kob kob Senegal-Grasantilope , french: Cobe de Buffon ), wearily watching us. (860k)
Female Buffon's Kob with baby. (801k)
Male Buffon's Kob (Kobus kob kob Senegal-Grasantilope , french: Cobe de Buffon ). (909k)
Male Buffon's Kob. (757k)
Fighting male Buffon's Kobs. (948k)
Fighting male Buffon's Kobs (Kobus kob kob Senegal-Grasantilope , french: Cobe de Buffon ). (898k)
Fighting male Buffon's Kobs. (687k)
Kéwel Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus Buschbock , french: Guib harnaché ) and Grey Heron. (715k)
Kéwel Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus Buschbock , french: Guib harnaché ). (939k)
Herd of Western Roan Antelopes (Hippotragus equinus koba Pferdeantilope , french: Antilope rouanne ). (853k)
Western Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus koba Pferdeantilope , french: Antilope rouanne ). (774k)
Northern Warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus africanus Warzenschwein , french: Phacochère ). (1123k)
Northern Warthogs mother with baby (Phacochoerus africanus africanus Warzenschwein , french: Phacochère ). (827k)
Grazing warthog. They characteristically go on their front knees when grazing. (899k)
Western Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas patas Husarenaffe , french: Patas ). (738k)
Olive Baboon (Papio anubis Anubispavian , french: Babouin olive ). (736k)
Herd of Sudanese Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer brachyceros Kaffernbüffel , french: Buffle d'Afrique ) staring at us. They always stare at visitors. They can look pretty threatening that way, especially for the fact that they are known to have a bad temper. (927k)
Sudanese Buffalo staring at us. (630k)
Hippopotamuses resting in the river (Hippopotamus amphibius Flusspferd , french: Hippopotame amphibie ). (724k)
African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana Afrikanischer Elefant , french: Éléphant de savane d'Afrique ). (905k)
This page contains 34 pictures with 15 species
Page last updated on Fri Jun 4 15:12:05 2021 (Mountain Standard Time)
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