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The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla.It is listed as endangered by the IUCN as of 2018. [2]There are two populations: One is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central/East Africa, within three National Parks: Mgahinga, in southwest Uganda; Volcanoes, in northwest Rwanda; and Virunga, in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...
Development of infant independence from the mother in wild mountain gorillas. pp. 153– 182. McNeilage, A. (2001). Diet and habitat use of two mountain gorilla groups in contrasting habitats in the Virungas. pp. 265– 292. Robbins, M. M. (2001). Variation in the social system of mountain gorillas: the male perspective. pp. 29– 58.
Mountain gorillas live in large family groups headed up by a dominant male gorilla known as a silverback due to the saddle of silver hair on the back of some of the older males. The gorillas seen ...
Dian Fossey (/ d aɪ ˈ æ n / dy-AN; January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985. [1]
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is Uganda's smallest national park, [6] receiving one of the fewest annual visitor numbers of any national park in Uganda. [7] Popular tourist activities include mountain gorilla tracking, golden monkey tracking, volcano hiking, nature walks including to the gorge platform, bird watching and meeting the Batwa community. [6]
Grauer's gorilla has a shorter, thicker, deep black fur, while the mountain gorilla has a more bluish color. The mountain gorilla is slightly smaller and lighter than Grauer's gorilla, but still larger and heavier than the western lowland gorilla and the Cross River gorilla. [citation needed] Males are much larger than females. A full-grown ...
Gorillas in the Mist is a memoir by American primatologist and conservationist Dian Fossey, published in 1983. [1] The book begins with Fossey's early career as she began working with naturalist Louis Leakey and spans thirteen years of Fossey's research into the behavior and biology of mountain gorillas in Rwanda.
Mount Mikeno lies completely within Virunga National Park and is known for the critically endangered mountain gorillas that live on its slopes. [5] Expeditions to observe Mikeno's gorillas typically leave from the nearby Bukima Patrol Post. [6] Mount Mikeno is the type locality of the yellow-crested helmetshrike Prionops alberti. [7]