Gorillas

discussing Gorilla gorilla and Gorilla berengei, or as more commonly known, the Gorilla. The Gorilla is a genus of african ape of the family Hominidae that is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Rwanda, and the Congo. The number of Gorillas vary greatly by subspecies from as high as roughly 17000 to as low as 250. Human influence on habitat, war, hunting, and various black market pet trades have had an impact on the population and territory of Gorillas. There are two species of Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla

Gorillas are very fascinating animals. Many may think of gorillas as vicious monsters due to their depictions in Hollywood Films but they are actually known to be gentle animals. Throughout this essay we will be discussing the taxonomic classification, important physical and social features, and present day geographic distribution. Looking at their evolution and comparing it to Homo Sapiens. Last but not least why the Gorilla is one of my favorite animals. The taxonomic classification of gorillas

then fell ten feet into shallow water in the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. There were three gorillas in the enclosure, and they were all signalled to go inside so they would be able to get the toddler. Two of the gorillas, which were both female listened and went inside, but the male gorilla went over to the child. The gorilla dragged the boy who fell into his enclosure through the water and then put him up on dry land. After this, the gorilla was shot and killed, the day after his seventeenth

OBSERVATIONS After doing quite a bit of research and findings, I’ve selected my first observation to be focused on a film about a pack of gorillas that are found at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay. I fully understand that the behavioral habits of those that are within a small proximity are much different than those out in the wild. An institution such as Busch Gardens would not be allowed to host a group of primates together if they had personality conflicts and showed signs of aggression. While observing

Introduction Gorilla gorilla gorilla, is better known by its common name, western lowland gorilla (National Geographic Society n.d.). The western lowland gorilla is a subspecies of the Genus Gorilla, within the Suborder Haplorhini (Table 1). G. gorilla gorilla is found in Central to Western Africa in lowlands, swamps, and tropical and subtropical forests (San Diego Zoo Global 2006; World Wildlife Fund n.d.a.). Table 1. G. gorilla gorilla Taxonomy Suborder Haplorhini Infraorder Simiiformes Superfamily

Name:Gorilla(Gorilla beringei beringei) Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore:The plants they eat include leaves, stems pith, fruit, and bamboo. Sometimes they will eat insects, especially ants. Average life span in the wild: 35 years Size: Standing height, 4 to 6 ft (1.2 to 1.8 m) Weight: 300 to 485 lbs (135 to 220 kg) Group name:Troop or band Relative: Homo-sapiens Habitat:Gorillas live in swamps and forests. Lowland gorillas live in bamboo forests, swamps and lowland forests. Mountain gorillas live in forests

The researched showed that gorillas in the volcanic region of the Virunga Park in the eastern Democratic Replublic of the Congo, Africa, kill the babies because the resources and the place where they live influence this behavior among them. However, there are many extensive factors in the incident of infanticide among these gorillas. Report of gorillas killing the babies was analyzed inside the park, what the scientist discovered, mostly all the victims were in the lactation stage. In addition that

Name:Gorilla(Gorilla beringei beringei) Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore:The plants they eat include leaves, stems pith, fruit, and bamboo. Sometimes they will eat insects, especially ants. Average life span in the wild: 35 years Size: Standing height, 4 to 6 ft (1.2 to 1.8 m) Weight: 300 to 485 lbs (135 to 220 kg) Group name:Troop or band Relative: Homo-sapiens Habitat:Gorillas live in swamps and forests. Lowland gorillas live in bamboo forests, swamps and lowland forests. Mountain gorillas live in forests

have asked for a more perfect day to explore Zoo Atlanta. Upon our arrival the gorillas were visible and active. There was plenty of things happening to observe. I expected to see very diverse behavior among the groups of gorillas. I was excited to observe and learn as much as I could about these fascinating animals. We arrived just in time for the Gorilla feeding. The zookeeper was very knowledgeable about the gorillas and talked to us the entire time he was feeding them. We were able to ask questions

[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] New calculations to establish when the gorilla, chimpanzee and human lineages diverged are now possible. By combining data on DNA-sequence differences between species with estimates of DNA-mutation rates operative millions of years ago, Scally and colleagues calculate the human-chimpanzee and (human+chimpanzee)-gorilla branch points to be 3.7 million and 5.95 million years ago, respectively. These dates conflict with some fossil evidence, but more complex calculations that allow