Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
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About Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Primates
- Family: Hominidae
The eastern gorilla is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two subspecies. There are 6,800 eastern lowland gorillas or Grauer's gorillas and 1,000 mountain gorillas. Illegal hunting threatens the species.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2003-03-17
Mgahinga National Park, UgandaThe main focus of this visit was to get our hour with the mountain gorillas. We were able to find a spot on the schedule in the office in the Kabale. The hike to the gorillas involved bushwacking through stinging nettles and flies with a detachment from the Ugandan Army. There was some fighting going on nearby in the Congo, but we only saw helicopters. We found the gorillas, and we were greeted by a chest thumping of the silverback. The older gorillas were eating leaves while the young gorillas wrestled and otherwise showed off for the visiting humans. One baby gorilla was going to try to jump on me. Very exciting, but I liked the chimpanzees at Kibale more. -
2017-01-07
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma, Uganda -
2017-01-08
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma, Uganda
