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How Bitcoin Mining Helps Protect Virunga’s Newborn Gorilla Twins
In a rare occurrence, a wild mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park. The remarkable birth of twins in the Bageni family of mountain gorillas occurred on January 3rd, increasing the family’s total to 59 gorillas, the largest in the park. Twin births are actually pretty rare and believed to account for about 1% of all mountain gorilla births. The last time mountain gorilla twins were born in Virunga National Park was in September 2020. Interestingly, the 22-year-old Mafuko, who gave birth to two baby sons this time, also gave birth to twins back in 2016, but both died within a week. ... (full story)