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Bioko’s Island Ark

Four National Geographic photographers spent two weeks in Equatorial Guinea on a Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition (RAVE), capturing the rich—and often endangered—biodiversity of Bioko Island.

Photographer Ian Nichols’ images illustrate the diverse plant and animal life on the island.

Photograph by Ian Nichols

Bioko Island gets up to 35 feet of rain every year, which helps these lush ferns grow at the edge of a waterfall.
Photograph by Ian Nichols

A snake peers out from dense undergrowth.
Photograph by Ian Nichols

As part of an ongoing survey of the island’s biodiversity, members of a census team record monkeys they’ve sighted.
Photograph by Ian Nichols

Found on a night walk through the forest, this striped inch worm (Geometridae) makes its way along a branch.
Photograph by Ian Nichols

Bioko is a volcanic island, and most of its coastline is rugged, with only an occasional beach in protected areas.
Photograph by Ian Nichols

An ant moves across a dense cluster of Clerodendrum splendens flowers.
Photograph by Ian Nichols

A chameleon reaches for a snack.