{"id":13370,"date":"2026-01-12T18:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/hope-for-silverbacks-mountain-gorilla-twins-born\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:32:50","slug":"hope-for-silverbacks-mountain-gorilla-twins-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/en\/hope-for-silverbacks-mountain-gorilla-twins-born\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope for silverbacks: mountain gorilla twins born"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/virunga.org\/news\/birth-of-twin-mountain-gorillas\/?utm_campaign=featured_media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=later-linkinbio\">Virunga National Park<\/a> in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an extremely rare event has lit up some light in one of the most dangerous and difficult areas on the Planet for wildlife. A 22-year-old mountain gorilla named <strong>Mafuko<\/strong> has given birth to <strong>male twins<\/strong>, an extremely rare birth for this critically endangered species. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Le Parc National des Virunga a le plaisir d\u2019annoncer un \u00e9v\u00e9nement rare : la naissance de jumeaux gorilles de montagne dans la famille Bageni, observ\u00e9e le 3 janvier 2026 par nos pisteurs communautaires.<br><br>Cette premi\u00e8re naissance de 2026 porte \u00e0 59 le nombre de membres de la\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zMypGhhhGT\">pic.twitter.com\/zMypGhhhGT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Virunga National Park (@gorillacd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gorillacd\/status\/2008832893162869069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>The discovery occurred on <strong>January 3, 2026<\/strong>, when park workers observed the mother with the two cubs, both of whom appeared to be in good health. Park rangers and biologists immediately activated close monitoring to increase the newborns&#8217; chances of survival, given that baby gorillas in their first few months are completely dependent on their mother for nourishment, protection and transportation. <\/p>\n\n<p>The birth of the twins is significant not only biologically but also for ongoing conservation efforts. Over the years, the population of mountain gorillas-named <strong>Silverbacks<\/strong> because of their mighty silver backs-has faced very serious threats such as <strong>poaching, habitat loss, and armed conflict<\/strong>: paradoxically, many of these risks are exacerbated in the Virunga area itself, where militias and armed groups operate in large portions of the territory. <\/p>\n\n<p>Mafuko belongs to the <strong>Bageni<\/strong> family, now the largest group in the park with 59 members after the arrival of the two cubs. This female had previously given birth to seven cubs, including a previous pair of twins who died a few days after birth in 2016. <\/p>\n\n<p>Watching a mother gorilla with <strong>two cubs in her arms<\/strong>, in a place where life is often threatened by humans and the destruction they bring with them, is a powerful image: it testifies to the resilience of an iconic species and the importance of continuing to protect, by any means, those who cannot defend themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very rare event ignites hope in Virunga National Park in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 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