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In the dense forests of Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains, mist hangs low over the slopes. A group of gorillas has fallen still as a collective somber mood blankets them. At their center is Inyange, lingering in the wake of an unthinkable loss.
Her firstborn infant has been killed — the result of a vicious attack by an outcast gorilla.
In “A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough,” filmmakers capture the aftermath of the tragedy, and the quiet way it ripples through the group.
Scenes like this are rarely witnessed so closely, but feel immediately recognizable, and mirror something deeply human. It’s a reminder of how much we have in common.
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