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Entries for ' Celebration'
June 14, 2018
Father of 20; "Kingo" is described by researchers as doting father, fierce defender of family.
He’s a father of 20 from nine different mothers. He’s a fierce defender of his family and helped nurse two of his offspring back from leopard attacks. He likes to nap with his feet in the air, and he hums while he eats.
Meet Kingo, a wild silverback gorilla who is celebrating his 40th birthday.
WCS Congo Program researchers wrote a touching tribute to Kingo...
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July 02, 2012
Wildlife rarely respect international borders, particularly when those boundaries cut right through their forest homes. So a new World Heritage Site that spans a swath of three nations in Central Africa will give gorillas, elephants, and chimps a veritable pass as they roam along the Sangha River, between the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic. The diverse ecosystems of this region will be preserved within the Sangha Tri-National Protected Area (TNS), now a World Herit...
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