Rare gorilla twins born in Uganda

December 3, 2008 File photos of a pair of baby gorillas in DR Congo

A file photo of a pair of baby gorillas in DR Congo. Rare mountain gorilla twins have been born in Uganda's Bwindi Forest, home to around half the world's population of the endangered primates, a wildlife official said.

Rare mountain gorilla twins have been born in Uganda's Bwindi Forest, home to around half the world's population of the endangered primates, a wildlife official said Wednesday.

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