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KINIGI, Uganda - The late Steve Irwin has been honoured by Rwanda in a baby gorilla naming ceremony.
One of the baby mountain gorillas today was named Ingufu, which means strength in the local Rwandese language, in honour of the effort Irwin put into wildlife issues.
The ceremony was attended by several international celebrities, including actor Natalie Portman and conservationist Jack Hanna.
Irwin's former manager, John Stainton, said witnessing the ceremony helped take away the sad memories of his colleagues death.
Rwanda and Uganda have half of only 700 mountain gorillas in the world, which attract many tourists to Rwanda.
- AAP
