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Close Encounter with Huge Silverback Gorilla
Cameraman Vianet D’jenguet follows a troop of Western Lowland Gorillas through the Congo jungle. He encounters a large silverback male named Bouka. Although he pretends to ignore Vianet and his crew, he is actually keeping a very close eye on them in order to protect his family.
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