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Mountain gorilla gives birth to twins. - Catherine - 01-08-2026
Virunga Park in eastern Congo is home to the Mountain Gorillas. Mafuko, a 22 year old female, has just given birth to twins. Both boys seem healthy and doing well.
Mafuko has given birth to 7 offspring. Mountain Gorillas are endangered and twins is a population boost.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/mountain-gorilla-twins-9.7036268
Well done Mafuko! She is singlehandedly increasing the size of her group and her species.
Her mother was killed by armed men in 2007. Mafuko joined the Bageni family 6 years latter. Her offspring have helped the family
become one of the largest in the region. I wish her every success in raising the boys.