Animals
The rainforest is inhabitated by some of the great animals of the earth such as the giant mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei), one of the more endangered of the two gorilla species. The forests also contain many varieties of chimpanzees, elephants, pygmy hippopotamus , antelopes, wild boars, and buffalos, and white rhino. Many species of birds find home here including the eagle, hawk and oil, heron. Crocodiles also live throughout the Congo River as do many types of fish; perch, catfish. Snakes species include the cobra, green mambas, puff adders, and python survive in the rainforest. Insects including the tsetse fly, which causes severe sleeping sickness in human beings and the mosquito,which carries malaria and yellow fever.