Gorillas Pay Last Respects to Leader
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BROOKFIELD, Ill. - After Babs the gorilla died at age 30, keepers at Brookfield Zoo decided to allow surviving gorillas to mourn the most influential female in their social family.
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Josh Rich clutched an envelope as he paid his last respects to Mormon church President Gordon B. Hinckley.
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BEERWAH, Australia  - A khaki-clad choir,   Hollywood stars and thousands of ordinary Australians bid   farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin at a memorial   service at the famous TV naturalist's "Crocoseum" on Wednesday.
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Steve Irwin, who died Sunday, used a rough-edged caricature to promote conservation.
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LOME, Togo -- The president of Togo, Africa's longest-ruling leader, died yesterday as he was being brought to Europe to be treated for a heart attack, officials said. His son was named the new leader.
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Giants of politics and football were paying homage to Nelson Mandela on Wednesday as South Africa&#39;s former leader marked his 89th birthday by rededicating himself to ending global conflict.
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FAMILY and friends of the murdered Iraq hostage Ken Bigley gathered to remember him yesterday in a dignified ceremony that rose above the harsh words that had surrounded his capture and death.
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A rare protected mountain gorilla has been found shot dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo&#39;s Virunga nature reserve, fuelling fears that rebels are targeting endangered species, conservationists said Sunday.
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A public memorial service for &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin will be held next week following a private funeral at his beloved reptile park last weekend, friends and family have said.
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Tributes have flooded in from around the globe for legendary Australian &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin a day after he died in a freak stingray attack that was captured on film.
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A group of international celebrities named 23 baby mountain gorillas in Rwanda Saturday, supporting efforts by the genocide-scarred country to save the endangered species and develop tourism.
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A public memorial service is to be held for "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, who died last week.
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Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state funeral.
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Friends and fans, including Hollywood stars and Australia's prime minister, bid farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Wednesday at a service that veered from poignant tributes to belly laughs.
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Spanish researchers say they have found the remains of an extinct species of great ape that may have been the last ancestor humans shared with gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans.
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Hundreds of tearful mourners have paid homage to &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin following his shocking on-camera death as his family prepares to reveal details of his funeral.
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A 30-year-old gorilla died Tuesday at Brookfield Zoo, but motherhood may continue: The animal&#39;s eggs will be fertilized, frozen and later placed into another female to create new life.