SOME OF OUR CREEPY CREATURES

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OUR CREATURES

BATS

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NIGERIA'S NATURAL INHABITANTS

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SOME OF NIGERIA'S BUTTERFLIES

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FROM OBUDU MOUNTAIN RESORT

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Kittlitz's Plover

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Splendid Sunbird

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The red-eared guenon is endangered, and found only in southeast Nigeria, southwest Cameroon known as the Cameroon faunal region (Cercopithecus erythrotis camerounensis)and the island of Bioko (Cercopithecus erythrotis erythrotis). Red-eared guenons share their habitat in this small geographic area with many other endangered mammals, including the rare subspecies of lowland gorilla, the Cross River gorilla and the drill monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus).
LINK (http://www.cercopan.org/gallery.htm)

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Wow, simply amazing. Thanks for sharing!

Im brazilian and my english isnt good , so this animals are beuatiful , thanks for the thread.

Im brazilian and my english isnt good , so this animals are beuatiful , thanks for the thread.

^^Thanks and welcome to the Nigerian Forum :)

Wow, simply amazing. Thanks for sharing!

^^Thanks Enabulele! :)

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Nigeria has only 4 endemic species, 2 of which occur only on the Jos Plateau, Rock Firefinch Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis and Plateau Indigobird Vidua maryae. Of the other 2, Ibadan Malimbe Malimbus ibadanensis is restricted to a small area in the degraded forest belt of the south-west and the Anambra Waxbill Estrilda poliopareia is only found in the southern part of the Niger Delta. The only area protecting any of these is the small Amurum Reserve which surrounds the Ornithological Institute on the Jos Plateau. Link (http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/Nigeria/ibas.html)

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Beautifully Unreal :drool:

There are giraffes in Nigeria? Awesomeness, but they are in danger of going extinct :(

There are giraffes in Nigeria? Awesomeness, but they are in danger of going extinct :(

^^Unfortunately they are in danger of being extinct, they are about under a thousand of them left and most of them now live in south of Niger Republic & handful of them can be found in Yankari Game Reserves.

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Fact: There are nine recognized subspecies of giraffe. They are: the Nigerian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta), the Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis), Baringo (Rothschild's) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), Thornicroft's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum), Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis), and the Southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). They live in scattered geographic regions in Africa, and have differing color patterns Link (http://fohn.net/giraffe-pictures-facts/)

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Nigeria has a bird list of just over 900 species and this is increasing every year particularly since the establishment of the A. P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute in Jos, Plateau State.

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Giant jewel (Chlorocypha centripunctata). Known from very few areas in south-east Nigeria and south-west Cameroon, this species is likely threatened by forest destruction

I swear its times like this that I feel like Nigeria can't handle nice things like this :(

They need to be tagged and rehabilitated :D
I read somewhere, that there are also elephants in the region :dunno:

I swear its times like this that I feel like Nigeria can't handle nice things like this :(

They need to be tagged and rehabilitated :D
I read somewhere, that there are also elephants in the region :dunno:

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^^Yes, there are Elephants in Nigeria, and can be found in Yankari Game Reserves & Owo Forest. Unfortunately they're under threat from poachers. this is from NCF "Yankari has one of the most important populations of the elephant species in West Africa. The NCF added, ´If the current poaching trend continues, Yankari may lose more than half of its population of elephants over the next six months. Link (http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?country=Nigeria)

But Help is at Hand Conservation (http://www.animalsupport.co.uk/hpnews.asp?p=27) :)

Too bad we don't have any lions, leopards, or cheetahs

Apparently there are cheetah's in Nigeria too :dunno: its on the country's endangered list :D

WTF lions too :rofl: Naija has been holding out on me :lol:

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Apparently there are cheetah's in Nigeria too :dunno: its on the country's endangered list :D

WTF lions too :rofl: Naija has been holding out on me :lol:

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^^Nigeria is in a Rainforest & Savanah Region and there is a likelihood of the animals existing in our midst.

For Lions here is a map. http://www.theanimalfiles.com/images/lion_range.jpg Link (http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/lion.html). for other Animals I will post a link at a later date

Too bad we don't have any lions, leopards, or cheetahs

^^The Animals are in Nigeria. When I have time, I'll post the pics & links.

And this cute little guy:
Bush Baby
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And this cute little guy:
Bush Baby
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^^that can be found in Drill Ranch of Obudu & the rest of Cross River state. Forum (http://ezinearticles.com/?Bush-Baby&id=1019158)

Fact: There are nine recognized subspecies of giraffe. They are: the Nigerian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta), the Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis), Baringo (Rothschild's) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), Thornicroft's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum), Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis), and the Southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). They live in scattered geographic regions in Africa, and have differing color patterns Link (http://fohn.net/giraffe-pictures-facts/)

But the Nigerian Guraffes just Ooze of Awesomeness......:drool:
Their brown is a lighter shade. :D

Oh we are to list where you can find the animal? Sorry, I'll remember to do it next time :)

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wow....first time i see lions in the nigerian safari :cheers::cheers::cheers:

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