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Post by brobear on Aug 27, 2023 11:35:04 GMT -5
I can try to email the Dian Fossey gorilla fund about the weights, they have answered me before. I sent the question here: www.gorilladoctors.org/about-us/ Of course, you can ask the gorilla fund if you wish also.  |
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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 28, 2023 16:42:30 GMT -5
I can try to email the Dian Fossey gorilla fund about the weights, they have answered me before.   |
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Post by brobear on Aug 28, 2023 17:21:02 GMT -5
I'm sure that they know that the Eastern lowland gorilla is the largest. Perhaps in what order one or more of the others stand. My thoughts are, you got a quick and easy answer from the individual "on duty" at this particular time. Let's see what kind of an answer I receive...
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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 29, 2023 9:33:28 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Aug 29, 2023 9:53:55 GMT -5
I have no doubts that this was a big gorilla, shot because of ignorance. However, in these pictures, almost always, the people are behind the dead animal, which ruins the evidence.
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Aug 31, 2023 5:24:09 GMT -5
/\ Poachers love to exaggerate the size of the animals they shoot.
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Post by brobear on Aug 31, 2023 6:24:59 GMT -5
/\ Poachers love to exaggerate the size of the animals they shoot. Precisely why I reject the W.J. Jankowski story, even though tiger fans treat his words as if he were a top-ranking big cat biologist. |
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 8, 2023 7:01:55 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Oct 19, 2023 20:43:07 GMT -5
Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
Abstract and Figures
First paragraph: Eastern gorillas (Gorilla beringei Matschie, 1903), occur in the wild more than 1 000 km from the nearest western gorillas (G. gorilla Savage, 1847). They are larger than the western gorilla but otherwise similar, with a broad chest and shoulders, a large head, and a hairless, shiny black face. A full-grown adult male can weigh up to about 220 kg, and a full-grown adult female about half this.46, 97, 99 Two subspecies of eastern gorilla are currently recognized by the Primate Specialist Group of IUCN–The World Conservation Union:48 the eastern lowland or Grauer’s gorilla (G. b. graueri Matschie, 1914); and the mountain gorilla (G. b. beringei Matschie, 1903).
www.researchgate.net/publication/41529466_Eastern_gorilla_Gorilla_beringei?_sg=5WBfJssdPFRyUeSeWJZHScyVcuLY9MT_PAYSrYBzojSuhIo2QSuzERYM-pVinLiAH_GdGWY-2RN7NTI&_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoiX2RpcmVjdCJ9fQ
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Oct 22, 2023 7:00:17 GMT -5
Reply 27. I wonder how healthy and adaptable Phil is. He still looks pretty strong.
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