Bongo
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Near the Delatite winery is a dirt road heading in the direction of Mt Buller. I have been there (without a camera) when the sky was so grey and cloudy at sunset that the road and the fields shone in golden sways.
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From the top of Mt Hotham looking towards Mt Feathertop. / Was about April 2005. Clean air. Beautiful time up there.
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the rhythmic bongos and movement of Cuba!
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Another in my tribute to Edward Lear “Owl and the Pussycat”series / All done in Photoshop
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Submitted to the Sold! group. / Sold 1 Poster, Mystery Buyer The Bongo, or broad-horned antelope, Boocercus eurycerus, is one of Africa’s most elusive animals. Keeping close to the jungle, it never shows itself in the open. The bongo is about four feet high at the shoulder. It is a rich chestnut color with ten to fifteen white-yellow vertical torso stripes on the sides of the body. Bulls grow darker with age and become black about the head and neck. Both sexes have massive lyre-shaped horns that spiral in one complete twist, but the female’s are not as large as the male’s. The bongo is the only Tragelaphid in which both the male and female have horns. Among the various species of antelope in the African Equatorial forrest, Bongos are the largest. They are the only forest antelope to form herds. Bongos are extremely shy, making accurate population estimation difficult. Specifically they are found in the Lowland Rain Forest of West Africa and the Congo Basin to the Central African Republic and Southern Sudan, but are extremely rare. Due to the extreme elusiveness of the species, the bulk of information gathered on the Bongo Antelope typically comes from studies requiring captivity . It is known, however, that the Bongo must inhabit close to dense vegetation. Because of this dependency on thick vegetation, destruction of the Bongo habitat is an increasing threat. The Bongo has a highly advanced social organization. Males tend to be partially solitary, however, females and juveniles typically coexist. Dominance behavior can be observed in multi-male interactions. They possess a wide range of vocalizations. Bongos snort, grunt, moo, and bellow out a “bleat-like” alarm call. Bongos have a prehensile tongue, making for a helpful feeding apparatus. They also are known to feed on wood that has been burned after lightning storms. This unique behavior may indicate that the Bongo uses the burned wood as a source of salt or minerals. After birth, calves are temporarily abandoned in the undergrowth by the mother. This may be a protective tactic for the vulnerable calf to avoid predators. Not to worry, the mother returnes periodically to nurse. Bongos have been observed to hold their horns on the back of the neck when fleeing. This suggests that they are probably preventing getting entangled in the surrounding vegetation. As a result, bare patches of fur are visible on the backs of older Bongos. Bongos are the only forest antelope that gathers in herds (of about 20 animals). They are fast runners who can also jump very well, but they often go around or under obstacles in the forest. These shy antelopes like to wallow in mud. They are mostly nocturnal. We are not sure of there numbers in the wild, but they are very rare. They can be found in many zoological parks and reserves throughout the United States and the rest of the world, including Ivindo National Park, located in east-central Gabon, Africa and Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic The United States has many programs to re-populate bongos into the wild, including Walt Disney’s Animal Kingdom supported by the American Association of Zoological Parks (Bongo SSP). They have been spotted in the wild in The Congo but they are very rare. The Bongo is classified as Lower Risk (Near Threatened) by IUCN, and listed as endangered in Ghana, the bongo is at risk of extinction in parts of its range and its population trend is decreasing. The principal threats to the bongo are hunting and habitat loss, and it is Integrally Protected in the Republic of Congo. Check out these other great animal cards: (Simply Click on the thumbnail to purchase!)
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Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black and white markings, white-yellow stripes and long slightly spiralled horns. Bongos are the only Tragelaphid in which both sexes have horns. Bongos have a complex social interaction & are found in African dense forest mosaics. / The Eastern or Mountain Bongo, (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci), of Kenya has a coat even more vibrant than that of Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus. The Mountain Bongo is only found in the wild in one remote region of central Kenya. The Mountain Bongo is classified by the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group as endangered with more specimens in captivity than in the wild. The Western or Lowland Bongo, (Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus), is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate and among the largest of the African forest antelope species. / The Lowland Bongo faces an ongoing population decline and the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group considers the western or lowland bongo, T. eurycerus, to be Lower Risk & is classified as Near Threatened on the conservation status scale. In 2000, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) upgraded the Bongo to a Species Survival Plan (SSP) Participant and in 2006 named the Bongo Restoration to Mount Kenya Project to its list of the Top Ten Wildlife Conservation Success Stories of the year. / Source: Wikipedia. Picture taken in LA Zoo
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Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black and white markings, white-yellow stripes and long slightly spiralled horns. Bongos are the only Tragelaphid in which both sexes have horns. Bongos have a complex social interaction & are found in African dense forest mosaics. / The Western or Lowland Bongo, (Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus), is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate and among the largest of the African forest antelope species. / The Lowland Bongo faces an ongoing population decline and the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group considers the western or lowland bongo, T. eurycerus, to be Lower Risk & is classified as Near Threatened on the conservation status scale. / / / / The Eastern or Mountain Bongo, (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci), of Kenya has a coat even more vibrant than that of Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus. The Mountain Bongo is only found in the wild in one remote region of central Kenya. The Mountain Bongo is classified by the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group as endangered with more specimens in captivity than in the wild. / In 2000, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) upgraded the Bongo to a Species Survival Plan (SSP) Participant and in 2006 named the Bongo Restoration to Mount Kenya Project to its list of the Top Ten Wildlife Conservation Success Stories of the year. / Source: Wikipedia. Picture taken in Burger’s Zoo in Arnhem, The Netherlands
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A Western Bongo photographed at Longleat Wildlife Park in Wiltshire. I added a Lomo effect which I am particularly fond of.
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LIMITED EDITION – 10 AVAILABLE ONLY / This was taken as part of the “Bombshell Babes” Pinup Art Exhibition. Model: Sarah Lea Cheesecake
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Bongo Mania
by ZehdaThrough Cool hip cats & beatniks of the 50’s & beat generation idols we discovered bongos. Through the likes of characters like Maynard G Crebbs we experienced bongo mania. Tee hee! Like the kitsch!
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This movie is so funny, I used to watch it with my nonno, not understanding it because it was all in Italian. It is about a man that behaves like a monkey, “Bingo Bongo”, discovered in the Congo. He then becomes the subject of assessment at the Institute of Anthropology at Milan University and is a sensation! Bingo Bongo is entrusted to the tuition of a beautiful scientist and adopts human behavior so quickly that he winds up becoming a professor himself! Now that I look back it is funny coz it’s so dumb! And I realise my nonno watched it for the nudity!
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Classic instruments perfect for a casual gathering on the beach full of music, laughter and fun!
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CUBAN MUSIC
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Nikon Coolpix P80 East African Bongo and month old calf delivered by Caesarean Section at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci / ORDER: Artiodactyla / FAMILY: Bovidae / RANGE: East Africa / HABITAT: Lowland and mountain forests / DIET: Leaves, grasses, vines, fruit, roots, twigs and bark / Status: Endangered The East African bongo is one of the largest of forest antelopes, standing four feet at the shoulder and weighing 350-to-450 pounds. The short, chestnut coat has 11-to-12 narrow, vertical stripes on the sides of the body, which help camouflage the animal. A short, erect mane runs from shoulders to rump and along the black, tufted tail. The belly is black and a white chevron crosses the forehead, with other white patches on the head. The chest has a large white crescent and a dark dorsal stripe. A black chevron occurs above the white knees and a white patch is present above the hooves. Both sexes sport heavy horns that spiral one complete turn. The bongo is a browsing animal and most feeding activity occurs from dusk to early morning. Depending more on hearing than on sight or sound, the animal is shy and swift and quickly disappears when startled. It runs gracefully at full speed through the thickest forest tangles, laying its heavy horns on its back, so the brush does not impede its flight. Its preferred habitat is so dense few people observed the East African bongo until the 1960s. The male tends to be solitary, while females with young live in small groups of six-to-eight animals. The female gives birth to one offspring after about 285 days of gestation. The offspring has the same color pattern as the adult, but is lighter. Information from the Dallas Zoo website. Some Zoos have successful breeding programs and are able to return animals to the wild population.
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featured in I Got the Music in Me 09-25-2009 Mama was queen of the Mambo / Papa was king of the Kongo / Deep down in the jungle / I start banging my first bongo / Every monkey’d like to be in my place instead of me / Cause I’m the king of Bongo baby I’m the king of Bongo-bong I went to the big town where there is a lot of sound / From the jungle to the city looking for a bigger crowd / So I played my boogie for the people of big city / But they don’t go crazy when I’m banging on my boogie the King of the bongo, king of the bongo / hear me when i come baby / King of the bongo king of the bongo / hear me when i come Nobody’d like to be in my place instead of me / cause nobody go crazy when i bang it on my boogie / I’m a king without a crown and keep loosing the big town / But I’m the king of bongo baby I’m the king of bongo-bong They say that Im a clown making too much dirty sound / They say there is no place for little monkey in this town / Nobody’d like to be in my place instead of me / Cause nobody go crazy when I’m bangin on my boogie Bang it on my bongo all that swing belongs to me / I’m so happy there’s nobody in my place instead of me / I’m a king without a crown and keep loosing the big town / I’m the king of bongo, baby I’m the king of bongo-bong Mama was queen of the Mambo / Papa was king of the Kongo / Deep down in the jungle / I start banging my first bongo / Every monkey’d like to be in my place instead of me / Cause Im the king of Bongo baby Im the king of Bongo-bong Hear me when I come / Hear me when I come baby / Hear me when I come Je ne t’aime plus mon amour / Je ne t’aime plus tous les jours / Je ne created with Incendia & PSP
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1960s Volkswagon beetle with white wall tyres, 1940’s teardrop caravan, acoustic guitar and bongo drums, what more do you need? Game Over / / Arcade Vader / / Space Invaders / / Say Hello /
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