Bioko crowned monkeys "have great personalities," says primatologist Gail Hearn, who founded the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program a decade ago.

Alert: JavaScript must be enabled for this site to function properly.

Please check your browser settings to be sure it is enabled. Also check your security settings. On some browsers, high security settings will disable JavaScript.

National Geographic Prints Store

20% off Fine Art Prints and Photography! Use code NGP2

Galleries

In the Magazine

Current Issue: January 2012

Buy Prints

Would you like to subscribe?

Bioko crowned monkeys "have great personalities,&quo...

This is for display only! This is NOT the actual print, you will receive!

Hallway Office Wall Living Room Lounge Red Stucco Wall

Bioko crowned monkeys "have great personalities," says primatologist Gail Hearn, who founded the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program a decade ago.

Tim Laman/National Geographic Image Collection

1172538

Bioko crowned monkeys "have great personalities," says primatologist Gail Hearn, who founded the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program a decade ago.

Any copyright watermarks shown above do NOT appear on prints. The image above is for display purposes only and may appear blurry on your screen. Actual prints are made from high-resolution files for perfect reproduction.

The toad Bufo tuberosus is found from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Found alone on the forest floor, this orphaned baby western tree hyrax became friendly with participants in the RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition), but later died of an infection.

Gastropyxis smaragdina snakes through the trees on Bioko Island. There are nearly 2,500 species in its superfamily, the Colubroidea.

Because they reproduce quickly, blue duikers are relatively resistant to hunting pressure and are often found in the wild where other animals have been wiped out.

View Gallery

23 Photos

National Geographic Prints Store

National Geographic Society