Till 4 years of age, baby gorillas are soley dependent on their mothers

Death of Kashundwe's baby

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April 4th 2011
Sad news just in from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda is that the 8 month old baby belonging to Kashundwe of the Mubare gorilla group has died. Rangers believe that the infant was injured amidst a scuffle that broke out between the Silverback Ruhondeza and the black-back Kanyonye. It is believed that the fight, most likely a result of dominance issue, led to the baby being in the wrong ... read more

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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more