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Aug 06, 2008

Surprising Number of Lowland Gorillas Discovered in Africa (LiveScience.com)

A western lowland gorilla silverback is seen among a group in this undated handout photo.  A crowd of gorillas has survived in the northern part of the Republic of Congo -- so many that environmentalists can double population estimates, according to a report released on August 5, 2008.  REUTERS/Thomas Breuer/Wildlife Conservation Society-Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology/Handout   (CONGO REPUBLIC).  NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES.LiveScience.com - A new tally of lowland gorillas has found massive and surprising numbers of these African primates alive and well in the Republic of Congo, Wildlife Conservation Society scientists announced.