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
Lubuta wore simple sandals, while John Falk and I both had fancy hiking shoes (and more than our share of blisters by the end of the walk). Jo and Lubuta could have gone dancing each evening as John and I gingerly nursed our feet. —Photographer Robert J. Ross