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At least fifty hippos have died from anthrax poisoning in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The deadly bacteria also killed several other large wild animals in the park. Photos shared by the park show the bodies of dead hippos floating in the Ishasha River, which flows into Lake Edward. Park director […]

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