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| Filmmaker Bruce Davidson started filming in Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains almost ten years ago, establishing close and trusting relationships with four gorilla brothers.
Exclusively for National Geographic Online, here’s an update on the gorilla brothers since the making of “Mountain Gorilla.” We’ll also tell you how you can help save this magnificent but endangered species.
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Click on any image to download a QuickTime clip from the EXPLORER film “Mountain Gorilla”.
NDUNGUTSE, the eldest of the four, reigns over his own family, keeping watch over youngsters at play.
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No one knows what really happened to SALAAMA. When rangers found his body in 1995, it was too decomposed to determine the cause of death or whether poachers were responsible.
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RAFIKI still leads his group through Virunga National Park. Filmmaker Bruce Davidson caught this rare animal interaction: Rafiki’s gentle attempt to get a reaction out of this fledgling eagle owl.
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| LUWAWA was not able to escape poachers. Six men were convicted of killing Luwawa and two other gorillas, and sentenced to prison for 15 to 20 years.
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