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Kiki, shown with her daughter Kira in 2001, is something of a “super mom.” Officials at Franklin Park Zoo said she held her son, Pablo, around the clock after his birth in October and is just now allowing her daughters to help care for the infant. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images, File)
BOSTON Two mothers one gorilla, the other human recently shared an extraordinary moment cradling their babies at Boston s Franklin Park Zoo.
The thin veil separating the two species a mere 2 percent of DNA that gorillas and humans don t share blurred as Kiki the gorilla stroked Emmalina Austin s newborn son, Canyon, as if a thick pane of glass did not separate them.
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Greetings, and welcome to the AMC Entertainment first-quarter 2021 earnings conference call. [Operator instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded today, Thursday, May 6, 2021. I d now like to turn the call over to John Merriwether, vice president, investor relations.
John Merriwether
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Thank you. Good afternoon. I d like to welcome everyone to AMC s first-quarter 2021 earnings webcast. With me this afternoon is Adam Aron, our president and chief executive officer; and Sean Goodman, our chief financial officer.
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In Time for Earth Day, Congolese Government Strengthens Protections for Critically Endangered Great Apes
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ATLANTA, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Conservationists are celebrating news that the Democratic Republic of the Congo officially recognized three new community-managed forest concessions, collectively called the Nkuba Conservation Area (NCA), giving local communities ownership and management rights over their own forests. The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund assisted with the formal recognition process and has entered into a 25-year agreement to help develop and implement sustainable plans for the forest home of the critically endangered Grauer s gorilla.
An unhabituated Grauer s gorilla. These critically endangered gorillas have declined in population by 80% over the past 25 years. (Photo credit: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund)
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