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Spread the loveIn the eastern part of the Congo’s Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest national park, Anthrax poisoning has ...

Virunga in eastern DR Congo is home to a third of the world's remaining mountain gorillas and more than 1,000 hippos [Getty ...

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Ahead of its 100-year anniversary, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is expanding a beloved exhibit that will allow visitors to experience giraffes like they never have before ...

Mountain gorillas, known scientifically as Gorilla beringei beringei, are a critically endangered subspecies of the eastern gorilla. These magnificent creatures primarily inhabit the dense forests of ...

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Endangered eastern gorilla in the beauty of african jungle. Image by Photocech via depositphotos.com Gorillas symbolize strength, resilience, and wisdom in various spiritual traditions. Their imposing ...

The world’s smallest population of mountain gorillas—a subspecies of the eastern gorilla—is split in two and scientists have debated whether they may be two separate subspecies. A bit more than half ...