Puzzle Description:

Mountain Gorilla and Mountain Guerrilla.

#1: Teresa K (fasstar) on Dec 9, 2009 [SPOILER]

And there is a connection. The mountain gorillas are endangered, only 200 remaining in the Congo. The local rangers who try to protect the gorillas were often attacked by armed bands of poachers who wanted to exploit the gorillas.

The UN has declared 2009 to be the official “Year of the Gorilla” to raise awareness of their plight and the efforts of rangers who risk their lives to protect them.

http://www.prlog.org/10225897-profits-from-animal-insurance-protect-endangered-gorillas-in-the-congo.html

You might think the image on the right looks more like one of the good guy rangers than the bad guy guerrilas. But the bad guy stole the good guy's hat in a raid on the ranger station. Another link:
http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=817&catID=4

Update: "Up until a few months ago, Virunga National Park sat in the eye of a perfect storm of man-made calamities. Rebel fighting, refugee crises, unchecked poaching, and a forest-killing charcoal trade all took their toll and prevented visitors, and even park rangers, from seeing Virunga's most treasured assets: about 200 of world's last remaining 700 mountain gorillas. This past January, however, the main rebel leader was captured and his forces demobilized, allowing rangers to regain control of the area where the gorillas live and take the steps necessary to bring security and tourism back."

Source: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2009/08/gorilla-tourism-reopens-in-con.html

I solved the right side first and was thinking of watch and someone standing watch.

It looked like Daniel Boone/Davy Crockett type guy. WOW, though... amazing gorilla!

Thanks, Adam.

Very neat connection & very clear images. Great puzzle.

Thanks, BlackCat.

I am enjoying these very much. They are not too time consuming. Great gorilla! Thanks!

:-) I'm glad you like it. That was a tough one to do.

excellent! i didn't guess it this time, though. but once i read the description it was very clear. your gorilla looks sensitive.

nice puzzle.

i'm surprised that this wasn't addressed, but the pronunciations for these differ slightly. where the first syllable would be "GORE" vs. "GARE" (from Germanic, through French: "Guerre"). so technically not homophones, but a fun puzzle none-the-less.

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