A Park Ranger Comforts A Sad Gorilla That Had Just Lost its Mother
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A heartbreaking photo has surfaced of a park ranger comforting a gorilla that had just lost its mother to poachers. In this photo, Patrick Karabaranga, a ranger at the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, sits with an orphaned mountain gorilla in the park's gorilla sanctuary.
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The gorilla appears to be showing his appreciation for the sympathy by placing his hand on the ranger's leg.
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Photo: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images This gorilla, like the other three orphans currently living in the sanctuary, were brought there after their parents were killed by poachers or as a result of illegal attempts by traffickers to smuggle them out of the park.
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With more than 200 mountain gorillas, Virunga National Park accounts for about a quarter of the world's mountain gorilla population.
