Happy birthday Poppy: Oldest gorilla monitored by Fossey Fund
Mountain gorilla Poppy – who turns 42 years old on April 1 – is not only the oldest gorilla...
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Update on infant gorilla named for Dian Fossey
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Karisoke Research Center by Dian Fossey, the Dian Fossey...
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Ellen DeGeneres, wife make extraordinary gift to help build Fossey Fund a permanent home in Rwanda
Television superstar Ellen DeGeneres has received a stunning 60th birthday surprise from her wife, actress Portia de Rossi –...
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Change in dominance for Pablo’s group?
December 29, 2015 Change in dominance for Pablo’s group? Historic leader Cantsbee, who turned 37 years old on Nov....
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Silverback Musilikale Acquires New Female, Following Group Changes
August 27, 2013 Silverback Musilikale Acquires New Female, Following Group Changes The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s decades of observing...
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Mountain Gorilla News Roundup – Summer 2013
August 16, 2013 Mountain Gorilla News Roundup – Summer 2013 This summer has been a significant one for the...
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Pablo’s Group Interacts With Susa, Largest Gorilla Group in the Virungas
August 12, 2013 Pablo’s Group Interacts With Susa, Largest Gorilla Group in the Virungas Fossey Fund field staff were...
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Gorilla Naming Ceremony Honors Newborn Gorillas
June 25, 2013 Infant Gorillas Honored at Kwita Izina Naming Ceremony The greatly anticipated ninth annual Kwita Izina Ceremony...
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Musilikale’s Split Succeeding
May 22, 2013 Musilikale's Split from Pablo Group Succeeding On April 4, trackers spotted seven gorillas from Pablo’s group...
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Bachelor Group Mysteries
May 20, 2013 Bachelor Group Mysteries In August 2011, three male gorillas who had been members of Pablo’s group,...
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Musilikale Challenges Cantsbee
Jan. 18, 2012 Younger Silverback Musilikale Challenges Patriarch Cantsbee Cantsbee, the dominant silverback in Pablo’s group, at age 34...
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Silverback Cantsbee Reaches 34th Birthday
Cantsbee, dominant silverback in Pablo’s group and one of just a few gorillas still alive who were named by...
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Cantsbee and Gicurasi Split Pablo’s Group; Lone SIlverback Approaches Kuryama’s Group
December 7, 2011 Cantsbee and Gicuarsi’s Competion Splits Pablo’s Group; Lone Silverback Approaches Kuryama’s Group The subgrouping (or splitting...
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Nyandwi Transfers from Pablo’s Group to Inshuti’s
Nyandwi Transfers from Pablo to Inshuti On August 21, female mountain gorilla Nyandwi transferred to Inshuti’s group from Pablo’s...
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Pablo’s Group Facing Important Changes
August 29, 2011 Pablo’s Group Facing Important Changes The month of August brought dynamic changes to Pablo’s group, for...
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