African Congo Basin Animals

So I am planning on doing an outside diorama of a Congo basin clearing where animals group and come out of the Congo rain forest. I was thinking of the specific animals that would be part of this clearing and have listed them below. Let me know if I have left any out or any are wrong for the clearing. It will be a challenge to get all the animals in one shot so I may do individual shots of the varies species.



1) Okopi (too shy to come out?)
2) Elephant (Forest specifically)
3) Bongo
4) Forest Buffalo
5) Red River Hog
6) Sitatunga
7) Gorilla
Mandrill
9) Chimp (though do not come out in the clearing much?)
10) Bushbuck (?)
11) African Grey Parrot
12) Leopard (hiding in clearing though and would most likely not mingle with the others and vice versa)

Thanks Shawn

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A wonderful project

I can't wait to see what you make out of it

That sounds like a nice plan! It's definitley a hotspot and there are so many species like allen's swamp monkey, l'hoest monkey, black colobus, pangolins, duikers, golden cat, civets, otters, water chevrotain, painted stork, congo pheasant, turacos and so many more!
I'm looking forward to see what you will do.