Second set of rare gorilla twins born in DR Congo reserve Goma, DR Congo

An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region’s litany of conflicts.

Fewer than one percent of mountain gorilla pregnancies result in twins, according to scientists, with the DRC recording a previous case in 2020, also in the UNESCO-listed Virunga reserve.

“The two newborns are both male,” park official Methode Uhoze told AFP by phone on Thursday.

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