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Liz Favorite Fact 1 – Episode 50, Public’s Questions #9: How do gorillas share knowledge? Non-human primates don’t have...
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Campus News- June 2020
Good news from Rwanda, where the construction of our Ellen DeGeneres Campus restarted last month. Once built, our new...
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Your Questions Answered
How do gorillas share knowledge? Non-human primates don’t have the same speaking abilities we do to communicate thoughts and...
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Friend or Foe?…Three Papers on Gorilla Interactions Published
Interactions between gorilla groups are endlessly fascinating. Interactions require considerable multi-tasking for males, as they have to protect their...
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Battle of the sexes: is bigger better?
In the animal kingdom, bigger is often better. Larger individuals tend to be stronger than smaller ones, and their...
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Father’s Day
Fact 1: Silverbacks are more than just protectors! Silverbacks may have historically been thought of as just the protector,...
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Locomotion
Distance: Due to the abundance of food sources in undisturbed habitat, and gorillas’ willingness to eat many different types...
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5 Ways to Help Save Gorillas
1. VOTE and make your voice heard One of the most important ways we can promote conservation is to...
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Gorilla Communication
Just like in humans, gorilla communication can occur through a variety of methods—body postures, facial expressions, vocalizations. Communicating Dominance...
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5TF: Your Questions Answered
Question 1: Do gorillas get bored? While humans tend to assign human emotions to non-human animals, it is actually...
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Mother’s Day
Fact 1: Gorillas are super-moms! Like other primates, gorilla mothers have very strong bonds with their infants and provide...
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Adopt a gorilla!
Just like our gorilla protection teams, you can help save gorillas every single day. Symbolic gorilla adoptions have a meaningful and immediate impact in the lives of the planet’s last wild gorillas and make great gifts! You can ensure gorillas are protected all day, every day by adopting a new family member today!