Gorilla warfare
Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, was shot at Cincinnati Zoo after he started dragging away a boy aged four who had fallen into his enclosure. What are world’s biggest threat to gorillas? — There are approximately 100,000 left in the wild, most of them western lowland gorillas who live in the Congo. — Two per week are believed to be falling victim to poachers. — According to one estimate, a quarter of all gorillas have been killed by the Ebola virus in the past 12 years. — Gorillas contribute to their own decline through infanticide. When a dominant male dies the successor will often kill his offspring, accounting for 1.7% of all gorilla deaths, according to one study.Chill waters
A dinghy full of migrants was rescued off the Kent coast. How does crossing the English Channel compare with crossing the Mediterranean?
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