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Seasonal Sightings Avg. 26°C 3 days/month, 40 mm Avg. 25°C 9 days/month, 31 mm Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western Lowland Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western Lowland Gorilla, Palm Nut Gorilla, Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, B E R J A N Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Demido’s Marsh Mongoose, Demido’s Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, De Brazza’s E M U A E C R Y Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Palm Civet, Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Palm Civet, Crowned Monkey, D Crowned Monkey, Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey, De Brazza’s Monkey, Pel’s Fishing Owl Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey, Pel’s Fishing Owl R F E E B B M R Avg. 26°C 5 days/month, 91 mm E U Avg. 28°C 8 days/month, 32 mm V A O R Y Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western N Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western Lowland Gorilla, Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Lowland Gorilla, Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Demido’s Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Demido’s Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, De Brazza’s Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Palm Moustached Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Palm Civet, Crowned Civet, Crowned Monkey, Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey, Pel’s Fishing Owl Monkey, Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey, De Brazza’s Monkey, Pel’s Fishing Owl R M E A B R Avg. 26°C 12 days/month, 129 mm O Avg. 27°C 10 days/month, 90 mm C T H C O Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western Lowland Gorilla, Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, SEASONAL Colobus, Western Lowland Gorilla, Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Demido’s Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, Palm Civet, De Brazza’s Demido’s Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Palm Civet, Crowned Monkey, Congo Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Crowned Monkey, Congo S Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey, De Brazza’s Monkey, Pel’s Fishing Owl Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey, Pel’s Fishing Owl E SIGHTINGS P T L E I Avg. 26°C 7 days/month, 167 mm M R Avg. 28°C 13 days/month, 90 mm B P E A Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western R Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Lowland Gorilla, Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Western Lowland Gorilla, Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Demido’s Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Demido’s Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, Pel’s Fishing Owl, Red River Hog, Palm Civet, De Brazza’s Monkey, Moustached Monkey, De Brazza’s Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Giant Forest Hog, Bongo, Crowned Monkey, Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey Palm Civet, Crowned Monkey, Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey, Pel’s Fishing Owl A U G Y Avg. 26°C 14 days/month, 151 mm U A Avg. 27°C 12 days/month, 114 mm S T M Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western Lowland Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western Lowland Gorilla, Gorilla, Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Mongoose, Demido’s Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, Pel’s Fishing Owl, Red River J U E Demido’s Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, De Brazza’s Monkey, Pel’s Fishing Owl, Hog, Palm Civet, De Brazza’s Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo,Crowned Monkey, L Y J U N Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Palm Civet, Crowned Monkey, Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey Avg. 25°C 10 days/month, 124 mm Avg. 26°C 8 days/month, 120 mm Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western Lowland Gorilla, Palm Nut Forest Elephant, Forest Bualo, Bushbuck, Putty-nose Monkey, Guereza Colobus, Western Lowland Gorilla, Palm Nut Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Demido’s Vulture, Grey Parrot, Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Spotted Hyena, Sitatunga, Marsh Mongoose, Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, Pel’s Fishing Owl, Red River Hog, Palm Civet, De Brazza’s Demido’s Galago, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Moustached Monkey, Pel’s Fishing Owl, Red River Hog, Palm Civet, Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Crowned Monkey, Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey De Brazza’s Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Bongo, Crowned Monkey, Congo Clawless Otter, Agile Mangabey Frequent Sighting Possible Sighting Rare Sighting Weather temperatures are monthly averages and can fluctuate. 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