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May 20, 2008
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Large sand banks such as this one at the mouth of the Foulakari River make ideal base camps.
Large sand banks such as this one at the mouth of the Foulakari River make ideal base camps from where the researchers can venture out onto the lower Congo mainstream.
Credit: AMNH CongoProject
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