Mountain Gorilla

Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is an American psychologist who tried, and succeeded, teaching an ape, bonobo, how to use a language. Animals can learn to use a language. One example is Kanzi, a 26-year-old male bonobo. Animals are more intelligent than we think, they don’t talk but they understand each other, scientists have been successful in teaching animals out language, and they can communicate in many different ways. Language is not just talking, in fact, it is how people or animals share their…

The most notable exceptions are humans and gorillas (who are terrestrial). *Grooming is one of thec hief characteristics of primates. *Variable in size with pygmy mouse having weight of 55gms to gorillas having a weight up to 200kg…

My favorite non human primate is the chimpanzee. This is my favorite primate because it is the most similar to human beings, sharing up to ninety-eight point eight percent of our genetic make up. Chimpanzees tend to live in African rain forests, woodlands, and grasslands. Even though they usually walk on all fours, they can stand upright and walk and their two back legs just as human beings do. Chimpanzees and humans fall into the same kingdom (Animalia), phylum (Chordata), class (Mammalia),…

The other day I was talking to a friend of mine Tom about various animals while we were at the zoo. Then we had passed the chimpanzee exhibit and then Tom said a dumb remark stating that chimpanzees are like humans because they walk upright. Which I had responded they may share the ability to walk upright and share a few similarities, however, there are various differences that a human and a chimpanzee have like dietary, habit, and lifestyles. To begin with humans and chimpanzee have a…

Conversely, a study published by Fourth Estate in 1993 entitled The Great Ape Project; Equality Beyond Humanity contained a piece by Dr. Francine Patterson and Wendy Gordon called The Case for the Personhood of Gorillas. This article was based on research gathered when working with a pair of lowland gorillas called Koko and Michael . This work contained evidence which suggested that being self-aware and having language was not an experience exclusive to humans. ‘Francine Patterson has been…

In "Gorilla, My love" by Toni Cade Bambara writes this story from a child's point of view and focus on the importance of family and the impact that the community has on the main character, Hazel. When Hazel watches the movie "Gorilla, My Love", she realizes that the movie is not about gorillas which frustrate her. That moment in the story it represents her anger when a situation does not live up to its word or when someone does not accomplish what they say. "If you say Gorilla, My Love, you…

The Western Lowland Gorilla are native to central Africa and usually inhabits lowland swamps, mountainous forest, ancient woodlands, and second growth forest. They are warm blooded animals and are members of Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, and Hominidae. They are also members of the Gorilla geneus and Ggorilla species. Male Western Lowland Gorillas are generally between 1.5 to 1.8 meters, and their weight ranges from 140-270 kilograms. Females are smaller and lighter than their male counterparts.…

This month at the Cincinnati Zoo, a gorilla was shot by zoo personnel due to an aggressive behavior they thought might happen. A child climbed into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati zoo in Ohio. The three-year-old boy fell into the moat after climbing through the ropes and the fence of the enclosure. Onlookers were screaming and petrified as the gorilla drug the kid through the moat. Gorilla did this multiple times before being shot by zoo personals this took about 10 minutes to…

Chimpanzees and Bonobos have been considered a separate variant of species due to evolution for about 2 million years now but are still the closest living ancestors to each other sharing about 99% of each others DNA. They are often mistaken for the same animal but are largely different in the way they govern their societies and mating habits. Anthropologists study chimpanzees and bonobos and attempt to understand them and in turn also understand humans. The question in matter is how do these two…

Applegate, Katherine., The One And Only Ivan, Scholastic Inc, New York, 2012, 300p. Summary: Ivan is a silverback gorilla in a mall exhibit. Ivan is cozy and content just where he is. People come and go to see Ivan in his domain and he is okay with that. He likes to draw and has a few close friends that he loves very much. Stella the elephant is next-door to him, Bob is a stray dog that Ivan seeks advice from and also lets sleep on his belly, Mack is his owner, and lastly there is Julia and…