Congo Photo Gallery: Expedition Bonobo The only jungle dwellers more mysterious than the Iyaelima people are the rare bonobo apes that live alongside them. A perilous expedition into the Democratic Republic of the Congo hopes to establish contact that will help preserve them both. Photograph by Robert J. Ross
Women do most of the work around the home, another common trait in the developing world. Here a young woman pounds casava before it is boiled and prepared for a meal. —Photographer Robert J. Ross