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Wild Chimpanzees Threatened in the Congo

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Hicks, a researcher at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), describes the plight of the apes and other forest creatures in a new e-book to be released this week. Sadly, there is evidence that the bushmeat trade is spreading rapidly into the Bili and Rubi-Tele protected areas, both of which have been recently invaded by illegal miners.

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The Geladas of Ethiopia

10,000 Birds

However recent research has shown that they are in fact not baboons, despite superficial appearances, and they are now just called “Gelada”. Their scientific name is Theropithecus gelada, the former word meaning “beast-ape” in Greek. Male Gelada in his prime. Photo by Adam Riley. Gelada lip flare and yawn. Photo by Adam Riley.

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