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Updated September 13, 2019
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Gabon's Sacred Trees Are Becoming China's Upscale Furniture

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The western lowland gorilla's diet consists of leaves, some fruit … and nuts, apparently.

What Nut-Eating Gorillas in Gabon Mean for Human Evolution

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