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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Orphaned baby gorillas rescued in Congo – in pictures

Baby gorillas, DRC: A baby Grauer's gorilla
A baby Grauer's gorilla poached from Kahuzi-Biega national park finds a new home at the Senkwekwe Centre Photograph: Luanne Cadd/AFP/Getty Images
Baby gorillas, DRC: A baby gorilla resting in the arms of a caretaker
A carer at the orphan centre carries a baby Grauer's gorilla Photograph: Luanne Cadd/AFP/Getty Images
Baby gorillas, DRC: A baby gorilla looking at a caretaker
A baby gorilla looks at a Senkwekwe carer Photograph: Luanne Cadd/AFP/Getty Images
Baby gorillas, DRC: A baby gorilla is weighed
A baby gorilla is weighed. The animal will be quarantined for a month before joining other residents Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images
A baby Grauer's gorilla
An orphaned Grauer's gorilla drinks from a baby's bottle at the Senkwekwe Centre Photograph: Luanne Cadd/AFP/Getty Images
Baby gorillas, DRC: A baby gorilla standing next to a caretaker
A carer interacts with one of the gorillas in the centre's enclosure Photograph: Luanne Cadd/AFP/Getty Images
Baby gorillas, DRC: A baby gorilla sleeping with a caretaker
A baby sleeps with a carer at the centre Photograph: Luanne Cadd/AFP/Getty Images
Baby gorillas, DRC: An orphaned mountain gorilla drinking from a cup
An orphaned mountain gorilla drinks at a sanctuary in the Virunga national park headquarters in Rumangabo. The park has been targeted by armed groups that have slaughtered wildlife and scared off tourists Photograph: Michele Sibiloni/AFP/Getty Images
Baby gorillas, DRC: An orphaned mountain gorilla sitting in a tree
An orphaned mountain gorilla sits in a tree at the sanctuary in Rumangabo, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Photograph: Michele Sibiloni/AFP/Getty Images
Baby gorillas, DRC: TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PIERRE BRIAND  A
An orphaned mountain gorilla takes the hand of a park ranger as the director of Virunga national park, Emmanuel De Merode, left, looks on Photograph: Michele Sibiloni/AFP/Getty Images
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