A female elephant charges toward the photographer near Dzanga Bai, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. Female elephants are more likely to charge than males. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

A gorilla family wander in the Mbeli Bai clearing in tall grasses, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

A monkey in the trees of Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

Bongo antelope, the largest forest antelope, trot into a clearing after dusk in Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

A leopard pads silently through the forest in search of a meal in Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

In 1993 a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

Felling a mahogany tree in Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. In 1993 a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

An aerial photo of the forest clearing Mbeli Bai in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

The Pygmies have perfected a technique of collecting honey by stunning bees with smoke. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

The Pygmies have perfected a technique of collecting honey by stunning bees with smoke. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

Babenzele Pygmies watch an expedition member using nylon climbing ropes. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

Pygmy children. In 1993, a carefully planned expedition, lasting more than a year, ventured into the depths of central Africa to the Ndoki River. It is an almost undisturbed area supporting groups of pygmies and abundant wildlife.

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