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Issues concerning the behavior of elephants in Gabon's Lope Reserve, focusing on the possibility of an orphaned elephant who was cared for in the camp in 1984 may have returned in 1992. Topics include how comfortable the elephant was around people and the naming of the 1992 elephant after folksinger Billy Bragg.

An overview is presented on mandrill or baboon research in Gabon and central Africa. Radiotelemetry is used to monitor primate movements. Observations include group size, home range, breeding behavior, health conditions and the presence of disease, such as simian immunodeficiency virus.

Presents information on mandrills in Gabon National Park. Size of male mandrills; Description of adult males in the breeding season.

Features the red river hogs or potamocheres of Gabon, Central Africa. Information on the habitat of potamocheres; Reproduction of red river hogs; What and how hogs eat; Factors that reduced potamocheres populations; Migration of red river hogs.

Presents information on the discovery of a group of mandrills, which are monkeys found in the African rain forests. Details on the animals found at the Gabon Lope Reserve; Number of mandrills discovered; Details on the action taken by the Gabon government.