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World Gorilla Day 2020

World Gorilla Day 2020 is the day to celebrate Gorillas. It is the same day that Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Centre in 1967.  A few gorilla facts Gorillas are the world’s largest living primates. Besides chimpanzees and bonobos, they are our closest living relatives. In addition, humans share 95 – 98% of DNA with gorillas. Moreover, these unique primates spend much of their lives on the ground. Gorillas are gentle giants and exhibit many human-like behaviours, such as […]

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