Meeting the gentle, magical spirits of the African rainforest

Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. (Photo: Unsplash)

By Don Pinnock – 7 Jan 2025

In a dark, almost impenetrable forest in southern Uganda live huge, near-mythical creatures which remind us of ourselves.

Gorillas are outrageous. Nothing prepares you for meeting one on the green-dripping, moss-covered, butterflied equatorial forest floor. They look up at you from their wrinkled black leather faces and it’s … well, it’s extremely difficult writing about mountain gorillas…

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