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Posts Tagged ‘gorilla’

Photo of the Year: the Best of a Year in Local Travel Pictures

  • Ethan Gelber
  • 14 November 2010

After a year and 52 pictures, we are proud to present our Photo of the Year, the image that most captured the imagine of The Travel Word and a group of external judges: the Dazzling Colours of Sunset, the Maldives. Exactly one year ago, we started featuring one picture each week on The Travel Word. We spotlighted favourite images pulled from our growing collections on Flickr. We also asked the photographer or owner to submit a short and revealing text about it. These text-image combinations have proven to be very popular.

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Photo of the Week: Gorillas in Our Midst, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda

  • Patrick Shah (photo) and Nicola Swan (text)
  • 4 July 2010

This is a photo of Ruhondeza, the Silverback of the Mubare group of gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. With a worldwide population of approximately 720, mountain gorillas in the wild have been interacted with by only a few visitors to Africa. Each of six family groups has undergone an extremely delicate process so they tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day.

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