Critically endangered mountain bongos move through the forested landscape of Mount Kenya, Africa's second-highest mountain, in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Known as the “ghost of the forest” for its elusive nature and camouflage among dense vegetation, the critically endangered mountain bongo antelope is making a cautious return to Kenya’s wild forests. __ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Four mountain bongos, a type of antelope, repatriated from the Czech Republic, arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) CORRECTION: Type corrected to antelope, instead of gazelleA lone critically endangered mountain bongo moves through the forested landscape of Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest mountain, in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)Critically endangered mountain bongos feed in a forest enclosure at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)Critically endangered mountain bongos feed in a forest enclosure at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)Critically endangered mountain bongos move through the forested landscape of Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest mountain, in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)A critically endangered mountain bongo sent from the Czech Republic is fed by Christine Gathoni at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)A critically endangered mountain bongo licks its nose inside an enclosure at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)Critically endangered mountain bongos move through the forested landscape of Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest mountain, in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)Critically endangered mountain bongos move through the forested landscape of Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest mountain, in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)A view of Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest mountain, in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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