Wildlife of Cameroon hawks and eagles. Elephants are also reported in small numbers. The grassy woodlands have baboons and many species of antelope. Prominent reptiles reported include the African rock python ("Python sebae"), the green bush viper ("Atheris squamigera") and the African slender-snouted crocodile ("Mecistops cataphractus"). Marine turtles reported near the coasts of Cameroon in the Atlantic Ocean are the loggerhead ("Caretta caretta"), Atlantic green ("Chelonias mydas"), leatherback ("Dermochelys coriacea"), hawksbill ("Eretmochelys imbricata"), and the olive ridley ("Lepidochelys olivacea"). Cameroon has enacted legislation to protect all these species of turtles. Olive ridley, leatherback, and green turtles are reported to nest on the sandy
Loggerhead shrike be energetically stressed and underweight. Insects are consumed in mid-flight, but vertebrates usually require more handling time and therefore more energy. Due to the shrike's small size in proportion to the size of its prey, it must rely on specialized adaptations to facilitate its hunting. The powerful, hooked beak of the loggerhead shrike allows it to sever the neck of a small vertebrate. Larger prey are subjected to impaling, in which they are pushed down into a sharp projection, such as a thorn or barbed wire. The bird can then tear off flesh by using the projection as an anchor.