A sodium craving may be the reason endangered mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) from Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda leave the park to raid nearby eucalyptus plantations, according to a recent paper published in Biotropica. Tourists from around the world pay $1,500 for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend just an hour with these majestic great […]
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Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
This one-day-old baby Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of twins born last year in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. At the time it was believed to be number 781 of the total population of mountain Gorillas. Now a new census suggests that the total population has risen to 880, a growth trend that has […]
The Thinker…
Staring deeply into the eyes of a silverback Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), I truly wonder… what is in his thoughts? Volcanoes National Park, Virunga Massif, Rwanda
Eye Contact…
A silverback gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) acknowledges my presence by taking a long look at me…. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. With Wilderness Safaris and Bisate Lodge.
Sanctuary…
A young Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) finds comfort and safety in her mother’s loving embrace. Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda. with Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris
Mountain Gorillas Reveal Their Genetic Secrets
A team of genetic scientists, co-led by Dr Chris Tyler-Smith of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Dr Aylwyn Scally of the University of Cambridge, UK, has sequenced the whole genome of the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) and compared it with the genomes of three other Gorilla subspecies – the western lowland gorilla (G. […]
