It has been over 10 days since the last Safari Blogs This Week update - so let's get everyone up to date. As always, keep in mind, you can find a treasure trove of Safari related news and information - not only about animals, but about countries, culture, and camps in our Africa Safari News section right here at TheWildSource.com

1) National Geographic - Closer to Orangutans Than Chimps?

New Species!
This fascinating read from the National Geographic website reveals that numerous new species were recently discovered in the Mozambique mountains including butterflies, crabs, and snakes.

Orangutans Are Closer Human Relatives Than Chimps?
This interesting blog post covers the interesting - and sure to be controversial conclusion made by scientists John Grehan and Jeffrey Schwartz asserts that humans are actually more closely related with orangutans than with chimpanzees.

2) AWF.org - Tracking a Leopard and Finding Cape Buffalo

A recommended read - this is a story about two scientists who were attempting to track a leopard but were repeatedly thwarted by an African Cape Buffalo whose radio collar was operating on the same frequency as the leopard. The post describes the work involved in tracking wild animals, and how - even with the latest and greatest technology - things don't always go as planned. In this case, the problem was a buffalo that migrated over 100 miles from where it was initially collared.

3) Wilderness-Safaris.com - Aquatic Lions, Wild Dogs, and the Skeleton Coast

New African Wild Dog Pack in Zambia?
In this blog post, an African Wild Dog Pack is discussed. It appears that this African Wild Dog pack of at least six animals has settled in within the confines of South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.

Namibia's Skeleton Coast
Also this from Wilderness Safaris - a blog post about the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. Namibia is a truly incredible but often overlooked destination. The harsh desert environment has forced common safari animals to undergo major adaptations in order to survive.

Aquatic Lions
Finally for this week's Wilderness Safaris update, - an interesting story - with some pictures of some muddy lions and cubs. Turns out that the cubs were forced to swim across a channel right in front of the camp's boat.

4) Mahale Greystoke Blog - Self Medicating Chimpanzees

In this fascinating blog post, tracker Suleman Juma reveals that chimpanzees in the Mahale region roll up fig leaves and swallow them whole - not the typical feeding behavior. Chimps are however known to eat fig leaves when they have parasites - worms. Suleman confirmed that this was the case when examining chimp dung and finding worms attached to these rolled up leaves.

5) Discovery Channel Mountain Gorilla Blog - Gorilla Caught in Snare

The story continues at the Discovery Channel blog about the attempt to remove the remnants of a snare from one of the mountain gorillas. Part 2 describes the unsuccessful attempt to dart Nyandwi (the snared gorilla) and how delicate the human-gorilla interaction truly is in such situations. Fortunately things go much better in Part 3 of the blog installment. The darting goes off without a hitch - but there are so many things that can go wrong in an operation like this. In this case the gorilla begins moving in the wrong direction after waking up.