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Trekking to see the Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park

My safari in Africa had two big hiking adventures that I learned about off of This Website.  The first was a trek into the rainforest in Kibale National Park, Uganda to track a group of chimpanzee.  I was excited about trekking to the Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park. I have always loved watching chimps in zoos interact with each other.  The creatures are very social and the interactions are so human-like.  My favorite zoo memory is from the Atlanta Zoo.  A younger male chimp was on the climbing structure.  He peed off the side of the structure and onto an older male below.  The look of hatred was understood by human and chimp alike.  I wish I had a video of it. Continue Reading . . .