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Get to know your Primates & Gorillas

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April 15th 2011
Did you know that there is no single feature that makes an animal a primate, but rather a suite of features that together make primates unmistakable. Most primates possess the following six key charachteristics, although a few species do not posses them all of them. * FORWARD FACING EYES: Both eyes point forwards, in the same direction allowing primates to perceive a three-dimentional ... read more

Africa » Uganda » Western Region » Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

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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