Western Lowland Gorilla

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…

Gorillas are animals that are often anthropomorphized in pop culture and literature. Gorillas are known to be mighty animals who are strong willed and who stick together. These animals are family oriented and have human-like characteristics. In pop culture, there are many examples of these Gorillas like the very successful movies; Mighty Joe Young, King Kong, and George of the Jungle. In these movies and in many others like them, Gorillas are known to be mighty, strong, and overprotective.…

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…

Passage A Protectress of the Mountain Gorilla Doctor Dian Fossey is widely known for her study of mountain gorillas in East Africa. She was a specialist in the study of primates which are apes, monkeys, gorillas, and humans. She first saw gorillas on a trip to Eastern Africa. It was during this time that she met the influential scientist Louis Leakey who helped her launch her career. She held a different viewpoint of gorillas from that of most people at the time. She wanted to learn as much…

Dian Fossey was born in one of the worst eras in history, a time when the rich where beggars and the poor were starving. In 1932 during the depression Dian Fossey was born, her mother Kitty was a fashion model and her father George was an insurance agent. Her father loved to be out in nature and hated his job and eventually started drinking; his wife was not pleased and soon filed a divorce. Soon Diana's mother met a new husband, his name was Richard. Unlike Diana birth father, George, Richard…

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…

1. Titus is a very important ape in the history of ape field research studies. This is because he is the longest observed gorilla— primate, apes—. The researcher started researching from the generation of Titus’s parents. Also, Titus is the king of the mountain gorilla. In addition, by analyzing DNA, they found out that he has many offspring than any other. 2. The first concept is that “males may increase their chances of reproducing is to kill infants fathered by other males.” Beetsme killed…

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…