Gorilla Girl Research Paper

The Gorilla beringei beringei or mountain gorilla, was first discovered on October 17th 1902, by a German officer named Captain Robert von Beringe (Berggorilla and Direkthilfe, 2002). Mountain gorillas play a large role in it’s particular ecosystem through consumption the gorillas control and maintain vegetation that is vital for a healthy environment not only for the primate but also other species that live in the environment as well. Since the discovery of the mountain gorilla much fascination has been drawn toward the species. However, the gentle creature’s population has had a sharp decline from Rwanda’s belief in sumu, poaching, human disease, and unregulated tourism. In efforts to revive the species population from extinction, persistent activism through worldly foundations are helping protect the mountain gorilla species.

With only two hundred and fifty to three hundred left, the critically endangered Cross River Gorilla roams the African forests while on the brink of extinction (Save Our Species). Africa has many populations of primates that are at the least endangered, and the Cross River Gorilla is the closest to extinction and the least studied due to the rarity of observing them. (Save Our Species). These gorillas are confined to small, mountainous areas that have been separated over and over again by fragmentation, furthermore ruining the needed social aspect of the groups and need for vast land (Imong, I., & Robbins, M.), (Save Our Species) The increased hunting and fragmentation of these Gorilla’s habitats has caused a large problem with how the

With the extinction of many animals and the changing environment due to human activities, conservation methods should be put into action to save the earth and its residents. With so many negative things happening to the environment it is possible that the earth and its resources could run out in the next few generations. One species, the mountain gorillas, contribute greatly to the well being of the earth and needs to be saved. Being the destroyers of the earth, I believe that it our duty to find a way repent for our negligence to our neighbors and environment.

On April 11, 2003 Cheryl Crazy Bull was inaugurated as the new president of Northwest Indian College. The inauguration was attended by local community leaders as well as college leaders from schools such as Western Washington University. Not only was Crazy Bull inaugurated to her leadership position, she was also adopted by the Lummi people in a tribal ceremony led by James and Lutie Hillaire, who robed her in a traditional Coast Salish blanket and sang songs to bless the upcoming role Crazy Bull would play. From the beginning, Crazy Bull hoped to focus on incorporating school and community life stating, “As president of Northwest Indian College, I believe my responsibility is to ensure that there is a strong link between the college experiences of

First of all, born on July 4, 1971, was a female western lowland gorilla. What’s so important about this gorilla? Well, this gorilla was special, of course nobody knew she was special when she was born, but as she got older, people started realizing how special this gorilla was. Hanabiko, it means fireworks child, due to her birth date. Hanabiko, better known as Koko the Gorilla, started her life at San Francisco Zoo with a life-threatening sickness at a young age. She had to be separated from her mom. Francine “Penny” Patterson is an animal psychologist and was visiting the zoo

I am now going to tell you what I learned while at the zoo and I will start that with the gorilla’s social behaviors. First off the gorillas were in the back of the park in the Ford African Rain Forest. Ford Company sponsors this area and they actually named one of the gorillas, Henry Ford. The first group I observed was the Bachelor’s and only two were out that you could see but three is apart of the yard. Their names are Stadi, Kekla, and Charlie. The two that were showing any social interest was Kekla and Charlie according to the volunteer but all they did was either sit down or move from branch to branch and sit again. I decided to move on after about ten minutes and that is when I saw Taz’s group. This group was constantly moving around, playing, “being rough”, climbing on rock figures set up for them in the exhibit, eating leaves, or relaxing in the sunshine. Henry Ford is also apart of Taz’s group. Gorillas live in families of two to twenty members, with usually one being male and the rest female and offspring. This is exactly the case with Taz’s group. There is nine altogether and I will list them from oldest to youngest: Kuchi, Taz, Kudzoo, Sukari, Lulu, Kazi, Macy B, Henry, and Merry Leigh (Willie B’s granddaughter). Within that group Taz is the only male other than Henry who is his offspring. Since these gorillas

Fossey is the second “Trimates” that accomplish major achievement in discovering new understanding on gorillas. Similarly, Fossey had no knowledge of primatology either, instead, she was a physical therapist at a children’s hospital in Kentucky, which is totally strange to the field of primatology. But Fossey has convinced herself as a worthy successor to Goodall. Because her studies is on gorillas, she need to travel to Africa to experience the wild life and able to reach the wild group of gorillas. Unfortunately, while she been to Africa, civil war has just begun and she was captured and may have been tortured by the local assailants. Surprisingly, such horrible circumstance cannot freak her out on the studies of gorillas. She continue to the further studies after she got out and insert herself much deeper on the life of gorillas, barely involvement of human contact. Such sacrifice in her life has made her desire come true after the civil war. She has observed some amazing features of gorillas, like female gorillas transferring between groups; males killing infants to bring females into heat and gorillas eating their own dung to recycle nutrients to survive. Such observation freak many primatologists out and has contributed further passion for Fossey to continue her research. Afterward, the unique female’s empathy has abled her to sit among the gorillas by habituate

In this article it talks of a novice scientist who became famous by incredible groundbreaking studies of chimpanzees. Newly found images of her during time studying chimpanzees that shown just how she did it, the commitment that she put in, and her love for her photographer. Jane Goodall first started to gain fame her widely known film, “Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees”, but before any of that she started her research in 1960 in Gombe Stream Reserve near the shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Western Gorilla: Critically Endangered A4 ver 3.1 due to a dramatic population reduction “over three generations”.

Gorilla, My love is a story about a little girl who thinks adults can treat children with disrespect and no integrity. The setting transitions from one area to another, only to come back to the initial setting. In this analysis I will talk about what goes on during these settings, and perception that author is trying to paint in our minds.

The famous Franz Kafka story, “A Report to an Academy” narrates in simple words the story of a gorilla, who, after learning how to imitate humans, finds himself receiving a recognition award from the Royal Academy of Sciences. During his acknowledgment speech, we come to meet his origins and the true reasons that lead to his learning how to imitate humans.

Dian Fossey was a normal young lady that had the dream of taking part in the research of gorillas in Africa. She attended a conference one evening that was given by Dr. Louis Leaky. Dr. Leaky talked about the enormous problem of keeping the gorillas that roamed the Virunga Mountains of Africa from going extinct. He explained the

I would like to be a gorilla because they are big and strong. They swing from tree to tree in the Amazon Rain Forest. I would like to be one because other animal’s leave gorillas alone because they know how strong they are. I would like to swing from tree to tree because feeling the wind go threw my hair would feel amazing. I get called a monkey by my family because I like to climb things so if I was a gorilla I would be living up to that title.

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Los Angeles zoo on a beautiful, sunny Thursday (October 19th). Although I arrived off schedule which left a minimal amount of time to observe primates, I managed my time well. After being told that the larger animals get put away earlier, I figured my first stop would be at an ape enclosure. The ape I chose to see that day was the gorilla. The time that I began my observation was at approximately 3:05. At that time only one ape was quite visible and he was sitting at the front making eye contact with me making it seem as if he is HABITUATED. Next, post gorilla watching, I had the chance to take a gander at the ring railed lemurs at 3:40. These prosimians all had their own personalities which interested me deeply. Lastly, and certainly not least on my journey through the LA zoo, I had the chance of looking at the mandrills which were once classified as baboons. Considering that two baby mandrills were present and only a month old, this was my favorite exhibit to see because of their high energy and randomness of actions.

Dian helped us connect even more to the foreign primates by focusing on the different habits of mother, baby, and adolescent gorillas. Giving each gorilla a name, Fossey helped us almost humanize the animals through her vivid descriptions of their personality and behavior. She showed us that gorilla mothers protect, care for, and discipline their infants. Gorilla babies develop much the same ways humans do; acquiring skills as they age. Adolescents can be just as curious as they are mischievous. Fossey's work helps replace the image of the gorilla as a ferocious animal into one that is kind, gentle, and more human-like that we had never known.