Wildlife Species of the Week
HARTEBEEST (Alcelaphus buselaphus) The hartebeest is a large, fawn-colored antelope. Their most distinctive characteristics are a steeply sloping back, long legs, and elongated snout. Despite their ungainly appearance, they are Continue Reading →
Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
Author: Bibitayo Ayobami Owolabi. Department of Wildlife and Ecotourism Management. Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. bibitayo.owolabi@uniosun.edu.ng. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0136-6720 The Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) is a common species of estrildid finch, with Continue Reading →
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Wildlife Species of the Week
African Forest Elephant (Loxodanta cyclotis) Related to the African Savanna Elephant, the African forest Elephant can be found mainly in dense rainforests of the West and Central Africa. Their preference Continue Reading →
Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Author: Bibitayo Ayobami Owolabi. Department of Wildlife and Ecotourism Management. Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. bibitayo.owolabi@uniosun.edu.ng. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0136-6720 The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, a Continue Reading →
Wildlife Species of the Week
African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolamis tetrapis ) The dwarf crocodile is one of the smallest crocodile species in the world, with two sub-species; The West African Dwarf and the Congo Dwarf. Continue Reading →
National Bird Day
Join us to celebrate National Birds Day in one of the following ways Pick up a bird identification book. It will help you learn about species in your area and Continue Reading →
White-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis)
Author: Bibitayo Ayobami Owolabi. Department of Wildlife and Ecotourism Management. Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. bibitayo.owolabi@uniosun.edu.ng. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0136-6720 The white-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis) is a near passerine bird (land birds) belonging to the family Continue Reading →
Beleniois calypso (Calypso Caper White)
This species was observed in the University of Lagos butterfly garden put together by Prof. Kehinde Kemabonta in the faculty of science. The forewing upperside of the male is white Continue Reading →
Belenois creona (African Caper White)
http://twitter.com/@ugwa_ojonugwa This is common species, and with migratory tendencies. The female is much darker than the male and both sexes have just a small black spot in the forewing cell Continue Reading →