August 13, 2009 – 8:39 pm
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Here is a video from National Geographic featuring two Western Lowlands Gorillas having a standoff. These guys are really powerful. Just look at the size of their arms.
January 8, 2009 – 9:33 pm
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This video is from the border of Uganda, Congo and Rwanda. It’s always interesting to see them in their true natural habitat as opposed to a more artificial zoo.
October 27, 2008 – 7:37 pm
Gorillas (as in militants not gigantic primates) have taken over the famed Virunga National Park. (which has been mentioned on this blog before). This is not good for the 200+ remaining wild Gorillas.
The Gorilla Protection blog run by park rangers is a good source for some info.
August 11, 2008 – 9:48 pm
Over 100,000 Gorillas found in Congo according to CNN. The highest density ever found.
That’s practically a city’s worth of gorillas previously undiscovered by humans. A “Planet of the Apes” if you will.
Also make sure to check out the iReport page with some random gorilla pictures.
Photojournalist Brent Stirton, and reporter Mark Jenkins research the complex story of who killed silverback gorillas in Congo’s Virunga National Park.
You read about it over at National Geographic view some photos (as always they are National Geographic quality) or in the July issue of National Geographic.
This is a topic mentioned here before at [...]
December 10, 2007 – 9:20 pm
An interesting story on the state of Gorilla’s in the Congo. Summary: it’s not looking to good for our hairy friends.
