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In addition to bonobos, SNP harbours one of the few remnant populations of forest elephants (''Loxodonta cyclotis'') in the country. SNP is also home to 8 species of monkeys: Thollon’s red colobus (''Piliocolobus tholloni''), the Angola Pied Colobus (''Colobus angolensis''), Allen’s Swamp Monkey (''Allenopithecus nigroviridis''), Red-tailed monkey (''Cercopithecus ascanius''), Wolf's mona monkey (''Cercopithecus wolfii''), De Brazza’s Monkey (''Cercopithecus neglectus''), the Black Mangabey (''Lophocebus aterrinus'') and the Golden-bellied mangabey (''Cercocebus chrysogaster''). A large ungulate community is found in the Park, including the forest buffalo (''Syncerus caffer'') and the endangered Bongo (''Tragelaphus euryceros''), along with large carnivores such a the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the African golden cat (''Caracal aurata''). Finally, SNP is a stronghold for other endangered mammals such as the Giant ground pangolin (''Smutsia gigantea''), and for stunning birds such as the endemic Congo peafowl (''Afropavo congensis''). The entomofauna and floral diversity is equally rich, with many species expected being still unknown to science.

In addition to bonobos, SNP harbours one of the few remnant populations of forest elephants (''Loxodonta cyclotis'') in the country. SNP is also home to 8 species of monkeys: Thollon’s red colobus (''Piliocolobus tholloni''), the Angola Pied Colobus (''Colobus angolensis''), Allen’s Swamp Monkey (''Allenopithecus nigroviridis''), Red-tailed monkey (''Cercopithecus ascanius''), Wolf's mona monkey (''Cercopithecus wolfii''), De Brazza’s Monkey (''Cercopithecus neglectus''), the Black Mangabey (''Lophocebus aterrinus'') and the Golden-bellied mangabey (''Cercocebus chrysogaster''). A large ungulate community is found in the Park, including the forest buffalo (''Syncerus caffer'') and the endangered Bongo (''Tragelaphus euryceros''), along with large carnivores such a the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the African golden cat (''Caracal aurata''). Finally, SNP is a stronghold for other endangered mammals such as the Giant ground pangolin (''Smutsia gigantea''), and for stunning birds such as the endemic Congo peafowl (''Afropavo congensis''). The entomofauna and floral diversity is equally rich, with many species expected being still unknown to science.

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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File: Anga station.jpg | 300px | thumb| right |View of Salonga National Park, South Block, from the guard Station of Anga © Mattia Bessone]]

<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File: Anga station.jpg | 300px | thumb| right |View of Salonga National Park, South Block, from the guard Station of Anga © Mattia Bessone – PNS Survey]]

<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: Stream Anga sector.jpg | 300px | thumb| right | A small stream on the path to Iyaelima, Sector of Anga © Mattia Bessone]]

<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File: Stream Anga sector.jpg | 300px | thumb| right | A small stream on the path to Iyaelima, Sector of Anga © Mattia Bessone – PNS Survey]]

<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File: Luilaka river.jpg | 300px | thumb| right | Luilaka river, Sector of Monkoto © Mattia Bessone]]

<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File: Luilaka river.jpg | 300px | thumb| right | Luilaka river, Sector of Monkoto © Mattia Bessone – PNS Survey]]

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Reinartz et al. (2006; 2008), Grossmann et al. (2008), Maisels et al. (2010), WCS (2015) and Bessone et al. (2020) conducted surveys estimating bonobo and other species densities. Hart et al. (2008) reported on the impact of human activities on bonobos, and Thompson et al. (2008) on traditional culture of the Iyaelima people, with regard to bonobo conservation.nIn the buffer zone, west of the site, the LuiKotale Bonobo Project is conducting research on habituated bonobos, focusing on all aspects of bonobos’ ecology, physiology, behaviour and evolutionary history, as well as on ethnobotany (Hohmann and Fruth, 2003).

Reinartz et al. (2006; 2008), Grossmann et al. (2008), Maisels et al. (2010), WCS (2015) and Bessone et al. (2020) conducted surveys estimating bonobo and other species densities. Hart et al. (2008) reported on the impact of human activities on bonobos, and Thompson et al. (2008) on traditional culture of the Iyaelima people, with regard to bonobo conservation.In the buffer zone, west of the site, the LuiKotale Bonobo Project is conducting research on habituated bonobos, focusing on all aspects of bonobos’ ecology, physiology, behaviour and evolutionary history, as well as on ethnobotany (Hohmann and Fruth, 2003).

===Documented behaviours===  <!-- List of any behaviours observed at the site, including citations -->

===Documented behaviours===  <!-- List of any behaviours observed at the site, including citations -->