Ituri Forest

Tropical rainforestDRC

CountryDRC

Area65,000 km2

TypeTropical rainforest

Key SpeciesOkapi, forest elephant, bongo antelope

About Ituri Forest

Home of the okapi, found nowhere else on Earth. The Mbuti pygmies have lived here for 40,000+ years. Contains over 1,700 plant species. One of the least explored large forests. The okapi was only discovered by science in 1901.

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