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Giant Forest Hogs
5 June 2025
Africa
AfricaKenya

Kenya

Kenya, more than any other country, is responsible for my interest in mammals. Not that I had been there before 2011, but I watched a lot of wildlife documentaries on TV in the 70s

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28 April 2025
Africa
AfrotropicalDjibouti

Djibouti

I spent four nights in Djibouti in December 2024. A fabulous place to look for mammals.

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Gelada Baboon
17 February 2025
Africa
AfricaAfrotropicalEthiopia

Ethiopia

I visited Ethiopia in 2007, 2008 and again in 2024 for a fabulous week in the Somali Region.

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Aye aye Daubentonia madagascariensis
10 October 2024
AfricaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
AfrotropicalMadagascar

Madagascar

Like all self-respecting mammal watchers I had long wanted to visit Madagascar. But something had held me back. I think this was largely the fact that my Madagascar trip would be

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Long tailed Pangolin Rolled Up
31 December 2023
Africa
AfrotropicalDemocratic Republic of CongoDRC

Democratic Republic of Congo

I haven't been to the DRC yet but have included reports from those that have.

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19 November 2023
Africa
AfricaCote D'IvoireIvory Coast

Cote D’Ivoire / Ivory Coast

I spent an excellent week in Tai National Park in 2024 with 32 species including Lesser Anomalure, White-bellied Pangolin and a Liberian Mongoose.

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20 May 2023
Africa
AfrotropicalChadTchad

Chad

I spent an adventure-filled three weeks in Chad in 2023. It is truly a spectacular place with some brilliant mammalwatching.

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19 February 2023
Africa
Bioko IslandEquatorial Guinea

Bioko Island, January 2023

Bioko Island, a part of Equatorial Guinea, has been a bucket list trip since I read a trip report from Bob Berghaier in 2010.This was an African Eden, filled with exotic beasts and

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19 February 2023
Africa
AfrotropicalBioko IslandEquatorial Guinea

Bioko Island

Bioko Island is not easy to get to, nor to travel around, but it still has some great mammalwatching including pretty much the only realistic chance of seeing wild Drills. I visite

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Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
2 October 2021
Africa
AfricaUganda

Uganda

I spent ten days here in July 2021 and loved the country and its mammals.

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29 October 2025
Snow Leopard, Brown-Bear, Eurasian Lynx, Pallas’s Cat, Tibetan>> Wolves, SandFox, Gazelle, Argali and WildAss in 3 weeks.
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A Photo-Identification Guide to Duikers and Other African Forest Antelopes
27 October 2025
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  1. Cory Cravatta on Monsoon In Sabah – A Cautionary Tale30 October 2025

    *with

  2. Cory Cravatta on Monsoon In Sabah – A Cautionary Tale30 October 2025

    Thanks Tomer. Eitb all of my newfound information from you and Jon, I'm definitely leaning towards Otter Civet as well.…

  3. tomeslice on Monsoon In Sabah – A Cautionary Tale30 October 2025

    Hey guys, Cory - great report! Even before reading the comments, I was going to comment and say that I…

  4. Jon Hall on Monsoon In Sabah – A Cautionary Tale30 October 2025

    Super interesting. Hopefully someone will see one again before too long.

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29 October 2025
Snow Leopard, Brown-Bear, Eurasian Lynx, Pallas’s Cat, Tibetan>> Wolves, SandFox, Gazelle, Argali and WildAss in 3 weeks.
28 October 2025
A Photo-Identification Guide to Duikers and Other African Forest Antelopes
27 October 2025
The Weekly Recap
27 October 2025
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