Cantsbee Archives | Dian Fossey

June 14, 2017

New gorilla group forms as historic group evolves

Following the disappearance of elderly silverback leader Cantsbee earlier this year, and whose death was confirmed in mid May,...

May 18, 2017

Legendary mountain gorilla silverback Cantsbee disappeared from his group in late February after showing signs of weakness. Despite massive...

May 16, 2017

It appears that the fate of the elderly mountain gorilla Cantsbee may now have been solved. The legendary silverback...

March 14, 2017

The big daily search for elderly mountain gorilla silverback Cantsbee has still not uncovered any evidence of him, so...

November 14, 2016

He was named “Cantsbee” by Dian Fossey upon his birth in 1978, since she believed his mother to be...

October 18, 2016

On Monday, Oct. 10, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund trackers reported that silverback Cantsbee was not in his group when...

November 12, 2014

November 12, 2014 Silverback Cantsbee: Two Decades of Leadership Pablo’s group of mountain gorillas, which the Dian Fossey Gorilla...

November 14, 2013

November 14, 2013 Silverback Cantsbee Reaches Historic Age of 35 The legendary and historic mountain gorilla silverback Cantsbee reached...

January 16, 2013

Jan. 18, 2012 Younger Silverback Musilikale Challenges Patriarch Cantsbee Cantsbee, the dominant silverback in Pablo’s group, at age 34...

November 16, 2012

Cantsbee, dominant silverback in Pablo’s group and one of just a few gorillas still alive who were named by...

November 15, 2012

November 15, 2012 Silverback Cantsbee Reaches 34th Birthday Cantsbee, the dominant silverback of Pablo’s group, turned 34 years old...

December 7, 2011

December 7, 2011 Cantsbee and Gicuarsi’s Competion Splits Pablo’s Group; Lone Silverback Approaches Kuryama’s Group The subgrouping (or splitting...