Bloomberg: Face-to-Face With the Largest, Rarest Primates on Earth
Deep in the heart of Congo, Virunga National Park is home to the last of the silverbacks.
With his machine gun, machete, and green army fatigues, our tour guide is more soldier than scientist. Hes leading us up the steep slopes of Mt. Mikeno, a 14,500-foot-tall dormant volcano in the middle of the African continent, hacking away the dense undergrowth with a 2-foot-long blade. He works quickly and silently, stopping occasionally to make...