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A majestic Congo silverback gorilla hurls great clumps of mud and grass as he patrols the riverbank at the edge of his territory.

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Tracking the highly endangered Mountain Gorillas is one of the most exhilarating wildlife encounters one can have. Only an estimated 750 mountain gorillas are left in the wild, and can be found in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Currently it is safe to trek in Bwindi, Mgahinga (both in Uganda), and in Parc National des Volcans (Volcanoes National Park) in Rwanda. Watching these gentle giants in their natural habitat is beyond comparison. If you wish to track gorillas, call your safari expert, toll-free 1-877-GO-ON-SAFARI (1-877-466-6723), and let us plan YOUR amazing safari to see the mountain gorillas. (It also combines easily as a three- to four day add-on excursion to any safari in Kenya or Tanzania.) – Video clip/pictures shot by Christine Eichin, Your Safari Expert, Above and Beyond Africa, in the Virunga mountains, while visiting the Sousa and the Hirwa gorilla groups mid January 2009 (Olympus SP550-UZ camera). Music: ‘Twararutashye’ (coming home) by Jean Paul Samputu, Album: Testimony from Rwanda.

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A family of mountain gorilla’s., enjoying the freedom to live a natural life together in the wild.

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See what could be the first professional footage of elusive Cross River gorillas, the most endangered subspecies of gorilla, filmed recently in Cameroon.

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I have been playing “tag” with Mosuba, a Western Lowland Gorilla at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska for years but I have never gotten to see what it looks like. I made a couple of videos today since there weren’t as many visitors as usual. In the background you can see Rosie sitting, watching, and Bambio (Mo’s and Rosie’s grand-daughter) playing on the vines. At the very end you can see Timu, Bambio’s mom, and the worlds first test-tube gorilla, walk in from the right. She is the daughter of Rosie and Mo.

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Gorillas are some of the most powerful and striking animals.

But, they are also one of the most threatened species in the planet. Learn more: http://panda.org/gorillas

“WWF Year of the gorilla” video is a project of Ingo Walde http://www.monkeestyle.com who freely donated the animation for WWF use. Thanks Ingo!

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Working the wood.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpXA-gY6Z_4 Shows a longer version of this video

This video shows the large canine teeth and huge mouth and jaw muscles of the male silverback gorilla.

The longer video shows gorilla fights. The second one begins when a large silverback grabbed and attacked a young gorilla. Although female gorillas are depicted as submissive to males, this is not the case. In this instance the females attacked the male and rescued the young one. They continued screaming and chasing him. Such a male would probably not be a group silverback in the wild for very long. The gorillas screaming sounds almost exactly like human screams.

Although many videos of gorilla fights are of juveniles play wrestling, this was a real fight involving adults seriously fighting and a serious attack on a young animal.

The other portions show other gorilla fights. Gibbons howling can be heard in the background.

One of the female gorillas is Colo, who is the world’s first gorilla born in captivity and the oldest known gorilla. She is an amazing world record holder for many additional reasons. Colo gave birth to Emmy, the first second-generation gorilla born in captivity and became a grandmother when Cora, the first third-generation gorilla, was captive born. In addition, for ten years, Colo’s grandsons, Mosuba and Macombo II, were the only gorilla twins born in the western hemisphere! Colo is also the great grandmother of Timu, the first surviving gorilla conceived by artificial insemination.

**These are western lowland gorillas (gorilla gorilla). The adult males are very colorful with silver backs and red top hair. The gorilla (gorilla gorilla) is the largest of all living primates. These African apes are divided into two species and 4 or 5 subspecies. Their DNA is 97-98% identical to that of humans and they are considered the next closest relative after the chimpanzee. Gorillas can be over 6 feet tall and weight over 500 lbs. They are highly intelligent. Some such as Koko have been taught a subset of sign language. They use tools for a number of purposes.

Gorillas are normally peaceful vegetarians, but they defend their babies. In this case a whole group of females chastised the male. No one was hurt.

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Gorila Video shows a large male silverback gorilla on the attack. He first knocks gently on the door to another gorillas chamber. When no one answers, he flings himself against the glass at the visitors in a spectacular display. He then beats his chest.

He is knocking on the chamber of Colo, who is the world’s first gorilla born in captivity and the oldest known gorilla. She is an amazing world record holder for many additional reasons. Colo gave birth to Emmy, the first second-generation gorilla born in captivity and became a grandmother when Cora, the first third-generation gorilla, was captive born. In addition, for ten years, Colo’s grandsons, Mosuba and Macombo II, were the only gorilla twins born in the western hemisphere! Colo is also the great grandmother of Timu, the first surviving gorilla conceived by artificial insemination.

Mac is her son. He is a handsome gorilla

**These are western lowland gorillas (gorilla gorilla). The adult males are very colorful with silver backs and red top hair. The gorilla (gorilla gorilla) is the largest of all living primates. These African apes are divided into two species and 4 or 5 subspecies. Their DNA is 97-98% identical to that of humans and they are considered the next closest relative after the chimpanzee. Gorillas can be over 6 feet tall and weight over 500 lbs. They are highly intelligent. Some such as Koko have been taught a subset of sign language. They use tools for a number of purposes.

Gorillas are normally peaceful vegetarians, but they defend their babies. In this case a whole group of females chastised the male. No one was hurt.

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