TheCongo:morepowerfulanddangerousthananyotherriver,yetasanctuaryandhomeforsomeofthemostwonderfulcreaturesonourEarth. WildCongofollowsthesecondlargestriveronEarthfromitssourceinZambiaonitsjourneythroughmarshlandareasandrainforests. TheCongo'sjourneystretchesoveradistanceof5,000kilometres,startingasasmallstreamanddevelopingintoaragingriverthatengulfseverythinginitspath. Biologistsconsiderittobethecradleofevolution:anexperimentallocationfortheemergenceofnewspecies! Theshoebill,elephantfishandblindeelarejustafewexamplesofthewildlifeoftheCongoanditsastoundingabilitytoadapt. BeingseparatedbythewatermassesoftheCongoRiverhasalsoenabledourclosestrelatives,chimpanzeesandbonobos,todevelopcompletelydifferentsocialsystems,withviolenceandoppressionreigningon...
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