Gorilla love conquers war in DR Congo
source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20081124-174114/Gorilla-love-conquers-w...
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Rebels and the government, who have blighted lush Nord-Kivu province with months of fighting, have cut a unique deal to allow armed park rangers back into the famed Virunga reserve to care for its long-neglected gorillas.
The deal will allow ranger Innocent Mburanumwe to be reunited with a bald blackback ape that has occupied his waking dreams for the past 15 months, ever since CNDP rebels took over the eastern gorilla sector of the park in September 2007 and forced the rangers to flee.
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poptart_invasion
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wow, thats beautiful. i glad humans, weak as we are for killing each other, are finally trying to not implicate the innocent.
- 3 years ago
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poptart_invasion
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idealist
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im so happy there safe! !!!
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idealist
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nessie00
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That's a face only a mother could love! lol I am thrilled over their compassion for the great apes but where is their compassion for humans?
- 3 years ago
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nessie00
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Impact_Edchief
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It's nice to see there's a glimmer of humanity still there in this conflict.
- 3 years ago
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Impact_Edchief
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unimatrix0
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We reveal the depth of our own humanity by caring for those different than ourselves.
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unimatrix0
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bmltv
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The symbolic powers of the great ape are spell bounding.
- 3 years ago
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bmltv
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IMMININT
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Perhaps this will expose their similarities and provide a stepping stone to peace.
- 3 years ago
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IMMININT
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krush_productions
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This is excellent news! I'm glad that they could come to an agreement in a some what peaceful manner.
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krush_productions
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barbara3d
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awww. animals bring out the best in us. If only we could evolve to their level.
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barbara3d
