Rainforest ecosystem to be built inside giant dome at British zoo

A massive bio-dome is being planned at a British Zoo. The £90 million project will be called "Heart of Africa" and will be the only domed ecosystem in the UK." The bio-dome will be an African rainforest-themed sanctuary for a band of gorillas, a large troop of chimpanzees,...

Deal struck to protect the Congo gorillas

As the fighting continues in the Congo, some of the unknowing casualities are the endangered mountain gorillas.But a deal has finally been reached to allow some of the rangers that were driven out, to...

Spain awards apes legal rights

Spanish Parliament has approved a resolution to grant chimps, gorillas, and orangutans statutory rights previously reserved for their human cousins. Support for this action has crossed party lines and is expected...

Three New Classic Games Added To Wii Shop Channel

"If you hear a rumbling on the roof tonight, don’t assume that it’s reindeer when there are gorillas on the loose. Yes, this week’s merry Wii™ Shop Channel lineup includes a classic adventure title to entertain every reveler in your household, from the nicest to the...

The Grave Endangerment of Western Gorillas

I’m a group leader specializing in gorillas and chimpanzees at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, and I’m the guy who wrote the listing that put the western gorilla...

Dead man 'wouldn't pay for sex'

But was he wearing plaid?"Cairo - Egyptian police have arrested a man for allegedly chopping up a German drama teacher and dumping his body parts in a suitcase because he refused to pay for gay sex, said a judicial source on Thursday. Mustapha Maher, who works for a...

'500 Islamist fighters killed'

With news that Ethiopian jets have bombed Somali airports to prevent Islamists from receiving reinforcements and re-supplies, the global war on terror has opened a new hot front.  Ethiopian forces are supporting the Somali government against Islamists supported by arab...

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Socializing helped Ebola wipe out gorillas -study (Reuters)

" By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent 2 hours, 29 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social contact helped the Ebola " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Ebola virus virtually wipe out a population of gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo " />...

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