Buffaloes on the Rwindi plains. Virunga National Park, Congo (Democratic Republic)
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- EENG-IX-2, 3.
- General
- Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
- Local Note
- Typed index card reads, "V 3 Zai. Zaire. Virunga Natl. Park. Buffalo. 11/1970. Maya Bracher. neg.no. IX-2, 3." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
- Photographer
- Bracher, Maya
- Collection Photographer
- Elisofon, Eliot
- Place
- Africa
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Topic
- Natural landscapes
- Animals -- Africa
- Photographer
- Bracher, Maya
- See more items in
- Eliot Elisofon Field collection
- Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EENG / 1970
- Extent
- 1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
- Date
- 1970
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 08213
- Type
- Archival materials
- Negatives (photographic)
- Black-and-white negatives
- Negatives
- Collection Citation
- Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
- Collection Rights
- Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
- Genre/Form
- Black-and-white negatives
- Negatives
- Scope and Contents
- "The park includes: part of Lake Edward (Lake Rutangize), the Semliki River valley, parts of the Rwindi, Ishasha and Rutshuru valleys south of the lake, the Virunga area within former Zaïre, and part of the Rwenzori range. Lake Edward belongs to the Nile river system and Lake Kivu to the Congo Basin river system. Some of the largest wild animal concentrations in Africa occur along the rivers of the park. Mammals in the savanna of the Rwindi area include: elephant, hippopotamus, buffalo (Syncerus caffer), numerous antelope including kob and Defassa waterbuck, warthog, lion, spotted hyena, bushbuck, and various monkeys. Savannah buffalo live in large herds containing 50 to 500 animals. Within these herds are a number of smaller social groups, made up of several females and their most recent offspring (up to two years of age) (Buchholtz, 1990; Nowak, 1991). The bond between females is very strong, and all animals will respond to distress calls, especially those made by calves. This cohesion also provides protection for weakened individuals." This photograph was taken when Maya Bracher accompanied Eliot Elisofon on assignment for Westinghouse Film and traveled to Africa from October 26, 1970 to end of March 1971.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1536870822481-1536871013248-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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