Survey results released today from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, and the contiguous Sarambwe Nature Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have confirmed that the mountain gorilla population in the forest ...
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Deep in the rainforest of Volcanoes National Park, a 23-year-old female gorilla named Kurudi feeds on a stand of wild celery. She bends the green stalks and, with long careful fingers, peels off the exterior skin to expose ...
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Oct 29, 2019
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Mountain gorillas that live in oversized groups may have to limit the number of strong social relationships they form, new research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2020
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A detailed examination of the wrist bones of several primate species challenges the notion that humans evolved their two-legged upright walking style from a knuckle-walking ancestor.
Evolution
Aug 10, 2009
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Titus the Gorilla King, who became the world's most famous mountain gorilla after starring in Dian Fossey's "Gorillas in the Mist" and a BBC documentary, has died in Rwanda at the ripe old age of 35.
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2009
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It is now known that many animals exhibit unique behaviors around same-species corpses, ranging from removal of the bodies and burial among social insects to quiet attendance and caregiving among elephants and primates. Researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2019
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study that has identified a right-handed dominance in gorillas may also reveal how tool use led to language development in humans.
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2011
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(AP) -- He's hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook.
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2009
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A huge male silverback gorilla nibbles on a tasty bamboo shoot before farting loudly, oblivious to his neighbours—farmers working fertile fields a stone's throw away.
Ecology
Dec 23, 2021
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A study of the microbiomes of wild gorillas and chimpanzees offers insights into the evolution of the human microbiome and might even have implications for human health. The research project was led by scientists at the Center ...
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2018
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