Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi are heading for Rwanda. Portia gifted Ellen with her own wildlife fund for the talk show host's 60th birthday. DeGeneres has a deep affinity for Dian Fossey's dedication to animals. Her wildlife fund's first initiative is to build a gorilla conservation center in Rwanda and will form part of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. The couple spent their weekend in Nairobi, Kenya at an exclusive boutique hotel, Giraffe Manor.
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