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Rare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillas
It was noon by the time Jacques Katutu first saw the newborn mountain gorillas. Cradled in the arms of their mother, Mafuko, the tiny twins clung to her body for warmth in the forest clearing in Virunga national park, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Incredibly rare mountain gorilla twins born in Virunga: 'It’s kind of miraculous'
The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely endangered species currently numbers at just over 1,000. Mafuko, a 22-year-old mountain gorilla, was spotted holding twins, which the park says are both male.
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in DR Congo's Virunga National Park
Trackers in DR Congo's Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.
'Her behaviour could be extreme': The woman who gave her life to save the gorillas
Dian Fossey transformed our view of mountain gorillas while fighting to save them. But she was also a flawed obsessive whose murder remains a mystery to this day.
Orangutans rescued from the wildlife trade undergo intensive re-training to return to the wild
Welcome to jungle school—where orphaned orangutans are learning the basics for survival that they will need for life in the wild.
‘I consider him my first son’: how living with a baby monkey taught me I’m ready to be a dad
I n 2022, I had a job at an estate agents in Paris selling ridiculously expensive flats, and decided I needed to do something more meaningful with my life. I resigned, and six months later arrived in Guinea . In hindsight I was a young kid, full of anger, not happy with his life.
Orangutan adopts little sister after their mother's death
For the first time, scientists have published a detailed report of adoption in these great apes.
Bonobos transformed how we think about animal societies. Can we save the last of the ‘hippy apes’?
They are peaceful, female-led and use sex in everyday interactions. Now a new conservation scheme could offer a lifeline to our critically endangered close relatives living on the Congo river.
Charging gorilla named Denny breaks glass barrier at San Diego Zoo enclosure
The zoo said neither people nor primates were injured after the 10-year-old western lowland gorilla broke one of three layers on a tempered glass panel.
Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit
Study finds chimpanzees’ enthusiasm for guzzling ripe fruit puts their ethanol intake at about 14g per day
The battle to Save China's snub nosed monkey
The BBC has been granted access to an area where scientists are battling to save the rare snub-nosed monkey.
Young capuchins are kidnapping baby howler monkeys
The disturbing habit has emerged among capuchin monkeys on a remote island off Panama. Scientists are baffled — and concerned.
A German zoo faces a backlash after killing 12 healthy baboons
A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg says it has killed 12 baboons despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals.
Rare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillas
It was noon by the time Jacques Katutu first saw the newborn mountain gorillas. Cradled in the arms of their mother, Mafuko, the tiny twins clung to her body for warmth in the forest clearing in Virunga national park, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Incredibly rare mountain gorilla twins born in Virunga: 'It’s kind of miraculous'
The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely endangered species currently numbers at just over 1,000. Mafuko, a 22-year-old mountain gorilla, was spotted holding twins, which the park says are both male.
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in DR Congo's Virunga National Park
Trackers in DR Congo's Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.
'Her behaviour could be extreme': The woman who gave her life to save the gorillas
Dian Fossey transformed our view of mountain gorillas while fighting to save them. But she was also a flawed obsessive whose murder remains a mystery to this day.
Orangutans rescued from the wildlife trade undergo intensive re-training to return to the wild
Welcome to jungle school—where orphaned orangutans are learning the basics for survival that they will need for life in the wild.
‘I consider him my first son’: how living with a baby monkey taught me I’m ready to be a dad
I n 2022, I had a job at an estate agents in Paris selling ridiculously expensive flats, and decided I needed to do something more meaningful with my life. I resigned, and six months later arrived in Guinea . In hindsight I was a young kid, full of anger, not happy with his life.
Orangutan adopts little sister after their mother's death
For the first time, scientists have published a detailed report of adoption in these great apes.
Bonobos transformed how we think about animal societies. Can we save the last of the ‘hippy apes’?
They are peaceful, female-led and use sex in everyday interactions. Now a new conservation scheme could offer a lifeline to our critically endangered close relatives living on the Congo river.
Charging gorilla named Denny breaks glass barrier at San Diego Zoo enclosure
The zoo said neither people nor primates were injured after the 10-year-old western lowland gorilla broke one of three layers on a tempered glass panel.
Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit
Study finds chimpanzees’ enthusiasm for guzzling ripe fruit puts their ethanol intake at about 14g per day
The battle to Save China's snub nosed monkey
The BBC has been granted access to an area where scientists are battling to save the rare snub-nosed monkey.
Young capuchins are kidnapping baby howler monkeys
The disturbing habit has emerged among capuchin monkeys on a remote island off Panama. Scientists are baffled — and concerned.
A German zoo faces a backlash after killing 12 healthy baboons
A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg says it has killed 12 baboons despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals.
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