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Children from the Central African Republic, who were displaced by an attack on their village, attend class at a bush school near the Chadian border.
UNHCR / H. Caux

Female Waterbucks in Burgers Safari, a part of Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
The Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is an antelope found in Western, Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. Waterbuck are found in scrub and savanna areas near water where they eat grass. Waterbuck stand 100 to 136 cm at the shoulder and weigh from 160 to 270 kg. Their coats are reddish brown in colour and become progressively darker with age; they have a white 'bib' under their throats and a white ring on their rumps surrounding their tails.
The long spiral structured horns, found only in males, sweep back and up.


Vrouwelijke waterbokken in Burgers Safari, een deel van Burgers Zoo in Arnhem.
De waterbok (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is een soort antilope die leeft in waterrijke gebieden in Afrika ten zuiden van de Sahara. De waterbok is een grote antilopesoort met een lange, ruige vacht. Deze vacht is bruinig grijs tot roodbruin van kleur, met een donkerdere rug en onderpoten. De oren zijn vrij groot en er loopt een witte streep langs de snuit tot het oog. Rond de staart hebben ze een ronde witte ring. De waterbok heeft een kop-romplengte van tot 235 cm, een schouderhoogte tot 136 cm. Het mannetje is zwaarder dan het vrouwtje. Het mannetje weegt tot 270 kg, het vrouwtje tot 200 kg.
Enkel het mannetje heeft hoorns. Deze zijn zwaar geringd en krommen lichtelijk achterwaarts, aan de top weer voorwaarts. De hoorns worden 50 tot 95 cm lang.

Info: Wikipedia
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African art

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Now almost 3 years old, Komale is a lot more adventurous, bit still stays relatively close to his mother Salome.

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UNHCR staff register a vulnerable IDPs at Kabati IDP site. This family will be transferred, along with other vulnerable families, to the Mugunga #1 site in Kibati, DR Congo.
UNHCR / P. Taggart / November 2008

Philantomba monticola.
From Central and Southern Africa

According to artic.edu/aic: "Mukenga masks like this one are worn at funerals of influential, titled men in the northern part of the Kuba kingdom. The mask's form and materials combine symbols associated with status and leadership. Its surface is comprised of raffia cloth upon which glass beads, cowrie shells, raffia fibers, and animal fur are attached. The carefully arranged cowrie shells, once prized as currency, signal wealth and status. The beard-like ruff of the large and dangerous colobus monkey refers to powers of the forest. A prominent trunk projecting upward and over the front of the mask represents the elephant, the supreme symbol of leadership."

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Cercopithecus neglectus ♂

KP had just completed a raid of Gorilla Island where he 'misappropriated' this item of their breakfast, and then hid in the tree to eat his ill-gotten gains.

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Salome catching forty winks - it's a tough life raising Komale!

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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As taken.

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Namoki is a young female, born 17th May 2005, and normally stays well away from camera range, so I was quite pleased to get this shot of her.

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It was the most beautiful moon rise I have ever captured and the rich purple colours were amiazing even to the naked eye. I knew how the colours would turn out especially using Fuji RVP.

Registration of IDPs inside Dungu site, Orientale province, north-eastern DRC.
UNHCR / 16 February 2009

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