Photos

Photos from the fieldwork of Christina Bergey

Photos from Democratic Republic of Congo
Photos from Namibia
Photos from South Africa
Photos from Zambia
Photos from Bolivia
Photos from Peru
Photos from Madagascar
Miscellaneous Photos, Mostly Hiking

Democratic Republic of Congo:

Infant black crested mangabey (<i>Lophocebus aterrimus</i>) pet seized by the wildlife authority.

Christina Bergey after a successful thirty minute search for elusive red colobus monkey (<i>Procolobus tholloni</i>) feces. (Photo by Pablo Ayali.)

The motobikes we used to get around, often fording streams and rivers. We hit 60 kmh (37 mph) on jungle paths barely wide enough for two people to walk abreast.

The new species Lesula (<i>Cercopithecus lomamiensis</i>), a captive juvenile in Obenge, Democratic Republic of Congo.

The motorbikes were loaded into dug-out canoes to cross the larger rivers. Memorably, we crossed the Congo with six motobikes in massive pirogues under nightfall when we entered Kisangani.

A panorama of the Lomami River at Katopa Camp. We spent several days in the large pirogue shown.

The bank of the Lomami River at Katopa Camp with swallowtails and other butterflies on the sand.

Wolf's guenon (<i>Cercopithecus wolfi</i>) near Obenge Camp.

Bonobo (<i>Pan paniscus</i>) at Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary.

Bonobo (<i>Pan paniscus</i>) at Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary.

Bonobo (<i>Pan paniscus</i>) mother and infant at Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary.

Mist-netting birds with John Hart in the proposed park.

The team for an early leg of the journey, including guide Pablo Ayali (back row, far right), Kate Detwiler (next to him) of Florida Atlantic University, and me (front row, second from left). We're at KK/4, pronouced "Kakabar Caaht."

Christina Bergey working on a laptop in Obenge, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Photo by Kate Detwiler.)

Namibia:

So much empty space surrounded by fences in Namibia.

Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert, Namibia.

Sunset in Namibia.

In the Namib Desert outside Swakopmund, we almost hit this snake, which I think is Peringuey's adder (<i>Bitis peringueyi</i>).

Christina Bergey climbing the 170 meter tall Dune 45, found in the Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert, Namibia.

South Africa:

Trusty boots resting after climbing Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.

Christina Bergey enjoying the view atop Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.

A Cape Chacma baboon (<i>Papio ursinus</i>) eating pine cones in Tokai Forest.

A Cape Chacma baboon (<i>Papio ursinus</i>) mother and infant in Tokai Forest.

A waterfall seen partway through the hike up Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.

Zambia:

A Kinda baboon (<i>Papio kindae</i>) walks in front of a building at Chunga Camp in Kafue National Park, Zambia.

Two lions block our road near Chunga Camp in Kafue National Park, Zambia.

Elephant femur in Kafue National Park, Christina Bergey for scale.

Lions routinely passed through our camp at night.

A vervet in Ngoma, Zambia, where they often stole food and broke into houses.

The sun setting over Lake Itezhi-Tezhi as seen from Chibela Camp in Ngoma.

Zebra stand near the side of the road that runs from Mumbwa to Chunga, Zambia.

Some Kinda baboons (<i>Papio kindae</i>), including a baby displaying the Kinda's unique infant white fur.

A Kinda baboon (<i>Papio kindae</i>) at Chunga Camp in Kafue National Park, Zambia.

Bolivia:

Two rescued spider monkeys (<i>Ateles chamek</i>) on Serere Reserve's "Gringo Island."

Christina Bergey swinging on a liana.

Christina Bergey in Bolivia's Southern Altiplano, near Tupiza, from La Silla.

Llama in the Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa.

Puebla Fantasma, a ghost-town, was built during colonial times but abandoned in the 16th century. At 4,690 meters and climbing, I would soon be feeling the effects of altitude sickness, so I can understand the relocation.

Árbol de Piedra ("tree of stone") formed by strong winds in the Siloli Desert within the Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa.

Laguna Negra in the Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa.

The cactus-filled "island," Incahuasi, overlooking the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest saltflat.

Christina Bergey in a train graveyard in Uyuni filled with train cars abandoned since the 1940s and rusting in the salty air.

Peru:

Llama in Machu Picchu, Peru.

Machu Picchu in Peru.

Llama in Machu Picchu, Peru.

Madagascar:

Boat off the coast of Ifaty, Madagascar in the Mozambique Channel.

Man dancing in front of window

The subadult greater bamboo lemur (<i>Prolemur simus</i>) from Ranomafana National Park eating mud.

The flag of Madagascar flying in Andringitra National Park.

Belostomatidae in the showers of Centre Valbio, Ranomafana, Madagascar. Their bite is considered among the most painful of any insect.

A female blue-eyed black lemur (<i>Eulemur macaco flavifrons</i>) in Tsimbazaza Zoo, Antananarivo, Madagascar.

The red-fronted brown lemur (<i>Eulemur fulvus rufus</i>). Taken from the balcony of Centre ValBio Research station, Ranomafana, Madagascar.

The Malagasy hoopoe (<i>Upupa epops marginata</i>), though not a primate, is cool nonetheless.

Friend's computer, covered in some swarming insect at Centre ValBio in Ranomafana, Madagascar.

A cool bug climbing a window that reflects a bit of Antananarivo.

Andrianandrasana Lanto Harivelo in Ranomafana National Park, following after the greater bamboo lemur.

Waterfall in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Ring-tailed lemur (<i>Lemur catta</i>) in Anja Community Reserve.

The tea plantation of Sahambavy, Madagascar. Twenty-three kilometers outside of Fianarantsoa, the tea plantation covers 520 hectares.

The greater bamboo lemur (<i>Prolemur simus</i>).

Christina Bergey with a microphone in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, studying the vocal communication of the critically endangered greater bamboo lemurs (<i>Prolemur simus</i>). Photo by Sarah Zohdy.

Christina Bergey giving a talk on her research at the U.S. embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

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Miscellaneous: