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A long-term study of mountain gorillas finds that when female gorillas move into a new group, they pick one that contains buddies they've lived with before.

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KIGALI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda's gorilla naming ceremony, locally known as Kwita Izina, is set to take place on Sep. 5, with 40 baby gorillas to be named, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has ...

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Editorial - Rwandans will next month celebrate yet another tourism milestone; the Kwita Izina ceremony where some 40 baby gorillas will be named, according to Rwanda Development Board.