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The Great Gorilla Run in London
By Spooky on September 28th, 2010 Category: Events, News
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Hundreds of people running through the streets of London, 
dressed in gorilla suits, may sound like monkeying around, 
but it’s actually pretty serious.

While the annual Great Gorilla Run is a pretty fun event, 
the reason behind the event is very serious. The number of 
Mountain gorillas around the world is declining rapidly, 
and if something radical isn’t done soon, our children 
will probably know them as an extinct species. Through 
the Great Gorilla Run, the Great Gorilla Organization 
is trying to raise money for saving the endangered primates.

The seventh edition of the Great Gorilla Run saw 700 fake 
gorillas (about as many Mountain Gorillas are in the wild 
today) line up at the starting line, for a 7 kilometer 
run through London. The wacky race started in central 
London, in front of the Minister Court, went on along 
the Thames to St. Paul’s Cathedral, past Tower Bridge, 
and all the way to the Tate Modern Art Gallery.

Participants were dressed in various gorilla outfits, 
from Scottish gorillas, to businessmen gorillas and 
even a gorilla impersonating Che Guevara.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3092082/Runners-go-ape-in-Great-Gorilla-Run-for-charity.html
4:33PM BST 27 Sep 2008
Bill Oddie, the conservationist and television presenter, 
fired the starting pistol for the sixth annual 7km Great 
Gorilla Run in London on Saturday.

About 750 runners took part, setting a world record for the 
largest-ever gathering of people wearing gorilla costumes.

The event was staged by The Gorilla Organisation, a charity 
which protects the endangered apes in central African rainforests.

Jillian Miller, the charity director, said: "The event has 
got better every year and the atmosphere among the runners 
and spectators is incredible. We hope to raise £200,000."

Mr Oddie, presenter of the BBC's Springwatch, said: "It is 
great that people are prepared to put so much effort into 
something so worthy, while maintaining such good humour."

Race winner James Burton, 25, an account manager from Balham, 
south London, said: "I run regularly but it was much harder 
wearing the hot and heavy gorilla costume." 

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http://www.greatgorillarun.org/london
Register to join the next run

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http://vimeo.com/29605168
Video (Vimeo)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdhXAd83x44
Video (YouTube)
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http://www.gorillas.org/gorilla_run_2011
Bio on Bill Oddie and his organization
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