the Congo in Central Africa is one of the largest tropical rainforests in the world, second only to the much more famous Amazon Rainforest of South America. there are many cool animals found in the Congo, some of which are already in the game (e.g. okapi, bongo, mandrill, pygmy hippo) however there are a few more animals from the Congo I would really like to see added to the game one day
the first animal I would like to see added is the red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus). red river hogs are found in rainforest habitats ranging from Gambia in western Africa to the Congo area of Central Africa, and despite not being very well known are actually quite common in zoos; according to zootierliste there are more than twice as many zoos keeping red river hogs as there are keeping warthogs in Europe, making them the most commonly kept suid here besides the native wild boar. they have a quite colourful appearance, especially for pigs, and at least for me they would be a much-wanted additon to the game
the next animal I would like to suggest is the African forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus). although we already have the very closely related Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), I think that the African forest buffalo is different enough to be added too. appearance-wise, it is considerably smaller than the Cape buffalo and is reddish brown in colour, with much smaller and slightly differently shaped horns. the African forest buffalo is the only subspecies of buffalo to occur mainly in the rainforests of Central and Western Africa, although their home ranges typically are a combination of rainforest, marshes and grassy savannah. they also stay in much smaller herds than Cape buffalo, generally sticking in groups no bigger than 30 as apposed to the massive herds of over 1,000 that Cape buffalo are pretty well known for
the last two animals I have selected are both guenons, Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Cercopithecus. the game very much lacks any Old World monkeys (or monkeys in general) other than baboons, mandrills and macaques, which is a huge shame because there are plenty of other really cool, interesting and unique monkeys found in Africa and Asia that few people seem to really know about, including guenons, colobuses, langurs and mangabeys. the two species I have chosen are the Wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi) and the Schmidt's red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti), although there are a number of other monkeys that could be included in a pack like this instead. both the Wolf's mona monkey and Schmidt's red-tailed monkey are native to the rainforests of Central Africa and are known to associate with each other in the wild, so they could be kept in a mixed species enclosure together
the first animal I would like to see added is the red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus). red river hogs are found in rainforest habitats ranging from Gambia in western Africa to the Congo area of Central Africa, and despite not being very well known are actually quite common in zoos; according to zootierliste there are more than twice as many zoos keeping red river hogs as there are keeping warthogs in Europe, making them the most commonly kept suid here besides the native wild boar. they have a quite colourful appearance, especially for pigs, and at least for me they would be a much-wanted additon to the game
the next animal I would like to suggest is the African forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus). although we already have the very closely related Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), I think that the African forest buffalo is different enough to be added too. appearance-wise, it is considerably smaller than the Cape buffalo and is reddish brown in colour, with much smaller and slightly differently shaped horns. the African forest buffalo is the only subspecies of buffalo to occur mainly in the rainforests of Central and Western Africa, although their home ranges typically are a combination of rainforest, marshes and grassy savannah. they also stay in much smaller herds than Cape buffalo, generally sticking in groups no bigger than 30 as apposed to the massive herds of over 1,000 that Cape buffalo are pretty well known for
the last two animals I have selected are both guenons, Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Cercopithecus. the game very much lacks any Old World monkeys (or monkeys in general) other than baboons, mandrills and macaques, which is a huge shame because there are plenty of other really cool, interesting and unique monkeys found in Africa and Asia that few people seem to really know about, including guenons, colobuses, langurs and mangabeys. the two species I have chosen are the Wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi) and the Schmidt's red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti), although there are a number of other monkeys that could be included in a pack like this instead. both the Wolf's mona monkey and Schmidt's red-tailed monkey are native to the rainforests of Central Africa and are known to associate with each other in the wild, so they could be kept in a mixed species enclosure together
