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
A young boy with bright eyes and a big smile carries a pot to the river to collect water. In Africa, as in much of the developing world, young children work hard. —Photographer Robert J. Ross