10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

The Congo Basin is the only place to shelter all three subspecies of gorilla: the Western Lowland Gorilla, the Eastern Lowland Gorilla and the endangered Mountain Gorilla. Mammals include Western Lowland Gorilla, Forest Elephant and Forest Buffalo, and eleven diurnal primates.

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Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas 297

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2016

Also, find some practical and down to earth travel advices for the Mountain “Gorilla Highlands” region (southern Uganda and northern Rwanda) in this pdf brochure (40 Mb). Cover photo: volcanoes in the Mgahinga Gorilla National park seen from the Mutanda Lake. Photo by Marcus Westberg / Gorilla Highlands.

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Africa Uganda Gorillas Rwanda 136

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. He stood up and quickly looked around.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100