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Lowland gorilla
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
33.7326, -84.3713
Field Notes
Description:
Gorillas live in family groupings of one dominant male, five to seven adult females, children and adolescents, and possibly a few non-dominant males. Gorillas reproduce slowly because females do not begin reproducing until the age of nine or ten and usually only produce one baby approximately every five years.
Habitat:
Atlanta zoo.
Notes:
The infant was trying his best to get away (you can see in photo 3 it's mom had hold of his ankle to prevent him from escaping). We witnessed a temper tantrum worthy of any 2 year old human followed by what appeared to be a serious 'talking to' from Mom! It was fascinating to watch the tender relationship between this huge animal & her baby.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2011
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