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    Author: Ian

    Ian Cantwell is a historian, the writer of the Kigezi Mosaic and a member of the team that started the Gorilla Highlands idea in 2011. When not researching somewhere in Africa, he is based in Ireland.

    Complex Social Lives of Mountain Gorillas (Including Sex)

    For more about gorillas and gorilla tracking please listen to the podcast episode below. You may also enjoy Episode #5, Grauer’s Gorillas, Bonobos & Community…

    Ian 15 April 2021
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    Why Did Rwanda’s Fiercest Woman Die Teaching Black Magic in Kampala?

    Muserekande, born c. 1870, was one of the wives of King Rwabugiri of Rwanda. On his death in 1895 there was a succession dispute led…

    Ian 8 April 2021
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    King Kong vs. Gentle Gorilla

    As the Godzilla vs. Kong movie opens globally tomorrow, let us investigate why people got gorillas so wrong initially, and how they started to realise…

    Ian 23 March 2021
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