


Info: | wikipedia | flickr |
| Capital: | Porto-Novo |
| Currency: | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
| Languages:French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north) | |
| Population: | 7,250,033 |
| Area: | 112,620 |












ratso3 posted a photo:
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ratso3 posted a photo:
the original is in colour but I think it works better in b&w. Stronger, anyway.
Jonas Van de Voorde posted a photo:
The croc desperately tried to get closer, but the hamerkop was well aware of what was going on.
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus, Crocodile du Nil).
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta, Ombrette).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.
Jonas Van de Voorde posted a photo:
Olive baboon (Papio anubis, Babouin).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.
Jonas Van de Voorde posted a photo:
or West African River Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer, Aigle pêcheur d'Afrique).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.
Jonas Van de Voorde posted a photo:
Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus, Francolin à double éperons).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.
ratso3 posted a photo:
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Jneb posted a photo:
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Jonas Van de Voorde posted a photo:
Eventually, he wanted to get in the shade too !
Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis, Coucal du Sénégal).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.
Jonas Van de Voorde posted a photo:
View On Black
This guy was wary of me in the beginning. So I found myself a little spot in the shade and sat there, just waiting. After a while he totally ignored me and he came closer and closer. Actually I was surprised he got so close to me.
Eventually he too wanted to get in the shade !
Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis, Coucal du Sénégal).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.
Jonas Van de Voorde posted a photo:
This guy was wary of me in the beginning. So I found myself a little spot in the shade and sat there, just waiting. After a while he totally ignored me and he came closer and closer.
Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis, Coucal du Sénégal).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.
Jonas Van de Voorde posted a photo:
Not a particularly good picture, but I just had to share this sighting !
Panthera leo
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.
Grete Howard posted a photo:
Grete Howard posted a photo:
Grete Howard posted a photo: