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A look at the first European explorers to penetrate the vast forests of central Africa.

Series about explorations of Earth's wildernesses. How early Europeans penetrated the vast forests of central Africa and encountered a variety of animals, plants and minerals.

The first Europeans to penetrate the vast forests of central Africa encountered an exuberance of animals, plants and minerals. Their accounts created a sensation back in their own countries, none more so than that of the gorilla, yet has this abundance of wildlife and resources been at the expense of the region's indigenous populations?

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