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Gorilla Youngsters Seen Dismantling Poachers' Traps

Posted July 23, 2012 7:34 AM

From National Geographic News:

Just days after a snare had killed one of their own, four-year-old wild gorillas worked together to find and destroy other traps in their forest home.

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07/23/2012 10:33 AM

Guerilla gorillas!

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07/23/2012 1:59 PM

I been here all day.....ain't seen no traps....

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07/24/2012 4:34 AM

They should be given a decent rifle to defend themselves..!!!

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07/24/2012 3:01 PM

They should be given a decent rifle to defend themselves..!!!

Without the ability to manufacture their own ammunition, that rifle is only a fancy club. These "Dumb Animals" have shown wisdom that should be a lesson to us "Homo sapiens" who are supposed to be so smart. They took the simplest direct action that got the job done at minimum risk. Didn't they make several movies about these guys a number of years ago?

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