Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Malabo

A blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola melanorheus) cooked for the bushmeat trade in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. A torch is used to singe off the animal's hair.

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A blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola melanorheus) cooked for the bushmeat trade in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. A torch is used to singe off the animal’s hair.

Men butcher and cook bushmeat, including a 12-foot-long python (Python sebae), in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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Men butcher and cook bushmeat, including a 12-foot-long python (Python sebae), in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

A man displays his butchered and cooked bush meat, including a marsh cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) and brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

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A man displays his butchered and cooked bush meat, including a marsh cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) and brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

A man butchers and cooks bush meat, a 12-foot python (Python sebae), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

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A man butchers and cooks bush meat, a 12-foot python (Python sebae), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

A man butchers and cooks bush meat, a 12-foot python (Python sebae), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

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A man butchers and cooks bush meat, a 12-foot python (Python sebae), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Burning trash in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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Burning trash in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

A boy stands near piles of trash at the edge of the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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A boy stands near piles of trash at the edge of the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

A boy carries water near piles of trash at the edge of the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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A boy carries water near piles of trash at the edge of the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

Men butcher and cook bushmeat, including a marsh cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), two tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) and two brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

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Men butcher and cook bushmeat, including a marsh cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), two tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) and two brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Men butcher and cook bushmeat, including a marsh cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), two tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) and two brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

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Men butcher and cook bushmeat, including a marsh cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), two tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) and two brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Butchered and cooked bushmeat, including a marsh cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), two tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) and two brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

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Butchered and cooked bushmeat, including a marsh cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus), two tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) and two brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus), in a market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Photo: The market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa, where garbage piles up at a tremendous rate.

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The market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa, where garbage piles up at a tremendous rate.

Photo: A live monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus) in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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A live monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus) in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

Photo: A live monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus) in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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A live monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus) in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

Photo: A blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola melanorheus) cooked for the bushmeat trade in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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A blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola melanorheus) cooked for the bushmeat trade in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. A torch is used to singe off the animal’s hair.

Photo: The market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa, where garbage piles up at a tremendous rate.

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The market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa, where garbage piles up at a tremendous rate.

Butchered and cooked animals, two brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus) and two endangered tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), displayed for sale in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

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Butchered and cooked animals, two brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus) and two endangered tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), displayed for sale in the market in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

A pair of captive orphaned drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) that live in a cage behind a restaurant in the Ela Nguema section of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

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A pair of captive orphaned drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) that live in a cage behind a restaurant in the Ela Nguema section of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

A captive orphaned drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

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A captive orphaned drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

The hand of a captive orphaned drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

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The hand of a captive orphaned drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

The hand of a captive orphaned drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

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The hand of a captive orphaned drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

A pair of captive orphaned drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) that live in a cage behind a restaurant in the Ela Nguema section of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

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A pair of captive orphaned drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) that live in a cage behind a restaurant in the Ela Nguema section of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

A captive orphaned drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) that lives in a cage behind a restaurant in the Ela Nguema section of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

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A captive orphaned drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) that lives in a cage behind a restaurant in the Ela Nguema section of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

A pair of captive orphaned drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) that live in a cage behind a restaurant in the Ela Nguema section of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

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A pair of captive orphaned drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) that live in a cage behind a restaurant in the Ela Nguema section of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The male has been in this cage made of construction rebar for six years. Species is endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

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