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Meet the Umubano Gorilla Family of Volcanoes National Park The Umubano gorilla family, whose name translates roughly to good neighborliness in Kinyarwanda, formed when a group […]
Meet the Agashya Gorilla Family of Volcanoes National Park The Agashya gorilla family carries one of the more dramatic leadership stories among Rwanda’s habituated groups, having […]
Meet the Kwitonda Gorilla Family of Volcanoes National Park The Kwitonda gorilla family carries a genuinely international backstory among Rwanda’s habituated groups, having originally migrated into […]
Meet the Hirwa Gorilla Family of Volcanoes National Park The Hirwa gorilla family, whose name translates to the lucky one in Kinyarwanda, has one of the […]
Meet the Karisimbi Gorilla Family of Volcanoes National Park The Karisimbi gorilla family takes its name from Mount Karisimbi, the tallest peak in Rwanda’s Virunga range, […]
Meet the Bwenge Gorilla Family of Volcanoes National Park The Bwenge gorilla family takes its name from the Kinyarwanda word for wisdom, a fitting tribute to […]
Meet the Ugenda Gorilla Family of Volcanoes National Park The Ugenda gorilla family takes its name from the Kinyarwanda word meaning on the move, a description […]
Meet the Titus Gorilla Family of Volcanoes National Park The Titus gorilla family carries the name of one of the most extensively studied and celebrated silverbacks […]
The Mubare Gorilla Family of Bwindi: A Trekker’s Profile The Mubare gorilla family holds a genuinely foundational place in Uganda’s gorilla tourism history, having been the […]
The Habinyanja Gorilla Family of Bwindi: A Trekker’s Profile The Habinyanja gorilla family takes its name from a swampy water source found within its Buhoma sector […]
The Rushegura Gorilla Family of Bwindi: A Trekker’s Profile The Rushegura gorilla family formed when a group of individuals broke away from the larger Habinyanja family […]
The Nkuringo Gorilla Family of Bwindi: A Trekker’s Profile The Nkuringo gorilla family holds a special distinction as the first group habituated for tourism in Bwindi […]