Gorillas
Seit ich 1988 "Gorillas im Nebel" im Kino sah, gehört meine ganze Liebe dem Schutz und der Erforschung der Berggorillas.
Dafür unterstütze ich Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund so gut ich kann!
Diese Besonderen Tiere dürfen nicht aussterben! Und dazu gehört auch die Hilfe für die Menschen, die in diesen Gegenden Leben. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund hilft auch da. Und deshalb ist es für mich die Institution, denen ich helfen möchte.
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Watch out: this dominant silverback is reminding everyone who is boss!
Musilikale has recently been letting members of his group know that HE is the one in charge. Displacement, a fascinating dominance behavior where one gorilla will physically take the place of another, has been a key feature of Musilikale’s strategy to reinforce the hierarchy. While the group generally lives peacefully, the other adult males – Turakomeje, Icumbi and Itorero – should make no mistake: Musilikale is the true head honcho! Read more here.
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Fifty-seven years ago, Dian Fossey began her courageous work studying mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Because of their meager population size in 1967, no one – not even Dian herself – could have predicted how these groundbreaking efforts would lead to one of the greatest and most remarkable conservation successes in history: the survival of mountain gorillas.
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Well, that’s a plot twist! Here’s how the famously solitary silverback Inshuti saved the day for two gorilla youngsters.
He’s alone no more, and for a really good reason. If you have followed Inshuti’s story, rest assured that we were just as surprised as you may be. Here’s the scoop: when two orphaned gorillas became separated from their natal group just a few months back, we were concerned for their future, as they are too young to survive without being in the care of adults. Enter: Inshuti!
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How Inshuti saved the day! |
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Meet Mutobo: a silverback who has built his very own brood.
Once upon a time, Mutobo was known for being solitary (if he were human, we might use “eligible bachelor” to describe him). But that didn’t last too long, since this former lone silverback was able to successfully form his own group. To date, he leads 15 gorillas and has attracted no less than eight females from other gorilla families. Wow!
As you will quickly learn if you symbolically adopt Mutobo, he is a remarkable leader and father, spending many of his waking hours surrounded by his offspring (they LOVE to use him as their personal jungle gym)! All in all, 19-year-old Mutobo has accomplished quite a bit in his relatively young tenure. We can’t wait to see what he does next!
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