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Photo Gallery: Virunga Gorillas

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A newborn mountain gorilla takes refuge in its mother's arms in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. Female mountain gorillas give birth about once every four years to a single offspring. What follows is a harsh existence—and, according to researchers, about one out of three gorilla babies does not survive. Photograph by Michael Nichols