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2017 Wildlife Photo Contest

Mountain Gorilla, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Just Relaxing

Species: Mountain Gorilla | Location: Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

We trekked to see the Hirwa Mountain Gorilla family in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. When we first got to the family, they then decided to move higher on the hill. We followed for 1/2 hour before they settled down and we could approach and start taking photos. this fellow was one of five 2-year olds in this family that all hung out together. after eating a lot of bamboo, he put his hands behind his neck, leaned back and relaxed, looking just like a human who had decided to chill out for a while.

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