PHOTO OF THE DAY September 7, 2005  

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Where Odzala National Park, Republic of the Congo, Africa
When 2000
Photographer Michael K. Nichols

"The bai [clearing] is a kind of village green for gorillas, a place to feed, play, groom, and just hang out."

—From "Green Abyss: Megatransect Part II," March 2001, National Geographic magazine

National Geographic magazine: Megatransect, an explorer's incredible journey across Africa
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