Getting up close and personal with gorillas in Uganda


By LEESAN

Gorillas have such serious expressions, just like humans! — Photos: LEESAN

I recently had the rare opportunity to “meet” some mountain gorillas, who share 98.4% of their DNA with humans.

It is estimated that there are fewer than 1,150 gorillas found in the wild today. They predominantly live in two countries in Africa – 603 in Rwanda and 500 in Uganda, according to the latest data – and are placed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List as either endangered or critically endangered.

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