Ellen DeGeneres got a gorilla conservation fund for her 60th birthday

There’s no present greater than the survival of great apes.

Ellen DeGeneres turned 60 recently, and her wife Portia de Rossi gave her present on air, despite having almost entirely lost her voice.

“It’s your sixtieth birthday,” said de Rossi, “and this gift had to be really special, and it had to represent who you are and what you really care about.”

Inspired by Ellen’s personal hero Dian Fossey, de Rossi gave her a truly unique and wonderful gift. She set up a fund and campus in Ellen DeGeneres’ name at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.  Read more…

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