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Gorilla
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International 
 The website for this organization "dedicated to the conservation and protection of gorillas and their habitat in Africa" features background information about mountain gorillas, images of gorillas, updates on research and conservation efforts, biographical information about founder Dian Fossey (1932-1985), and activities for children. http://www.gorillafund.org Topics: Mammals Last updated Dec 1, 2005 Good News for Africa's Gentle Giants
"The world's population of critically endangered western lowland gorillas has received a huge boost. A new, groundbreaking census released [in August 2008] by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) shows massive numbers of these secretive great apes alive and well in the Republic of Congo." On this site learn about the 2008 gorilla discovery and the WCS projects to protect all four gorilla subspecies. From the WCS. http://archive.wcs.org/gorilladiscovery/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Nov 1, 2009 The Gorilla Foundation
This site, dedicated to Koko the signing gorilla, includes general information on gorillas, links to other primate sites, videos of Koko and her friends, a children's section with photographs of Koko as a baby, and the first chapters of Francine Patterson's book about how Koko was taught to communicate in American Sign Language (ASL). The Gorilla Foundation studies interspecies communication and works to save gorillas from extinction. http://www.koko.org/ Topics: Disabilities, Languages, Mammals, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 19, 2004 Great Apes & Other Primates: Gorillas
Fact sheet about gorillas. Topics include species and subspecies (currently four, but "some primatologists list one additional subspecies of mountain gorilla"), physical description, geographic distribution, habitat, diet, reproduction, behavior, social structure, communication, and threats to survival. From the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Gorillas/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Aug 11, 2008 |
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