Ronak Patel
Shannon Landrum
Bio 112P6B
4/11/2016
Western lowland gorilla life History
The Western Lowland Gorilla is most widespread specie out in the world today. They can be told different in a group because of their slightly smaller size, and browngrey coat and auburn chest. These gorilla's can be found in many different places. Although as of now, their population is unknown and they are currently critically endangered. They are facing the
Ebola virus. They can be mainly be found on the continent of Africa. Western lowland gorilla are part of the Haplorrhini suborder, Simiiformes Infraorder,
Hominoidea superfamily. They are part of the Gorilla genus, and beringei/gorilla specie. The Western lowland gorilla go by Gorilla or Western
Lowland
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Since they have more weight, the adults have to be near the tree trunk while the juveniles climb on tree branches and limbs The
Western lowland gorilla have a life expectancy of 3040 years in the wild and up to 50 years in captivity. All of the gorillas in zoos are western lowland gorillas. These Gorillas are herbivores and eat roots, fruits, tree bark, pulp and shoots. Western lowland gorillas have little access to precious herbs in their range. Fruit is widely available but scattered.. And it is a must in their diet.
Termites and ants are also part of their dietary supplement. They will climb up to 15 meters to get food. These gorillas have the largest home range and travel the furthest out of any other gorilla specie out there. The gorillas create nesting locations. From there they look for food and have a good time till the next logger's come by.
The Western lowland gorilla Reproduce like us regular human beings.
One dominant male typically in a group will mate with the females. But as for the gorillas, they have breeding seasons. Females usually give birth at four year intervals starting at age 10. And then they nurse for 3 to 4
The theory was that gorillas were just one species, but gradually changed as they spread and adapted to different habitats. Gorillas are non-territorial and live in groups called “troops” or “bands” that usually consist of one to four adult males, a few females, and their young. When the young matures, they go off and join or form another troop. The oldest and strongest adult males are called silverbacks, which are dominant in the troop. They were given this name because of the known silver-colored hair on their backs. This silver-colored hair is developed through maturity of the gorilla, you can usually begin to see this when the male is over 12 years of age. Silverbacks are more aggressive than any other group member, since the troops’ safety is their responsibility. Even when resources are limited the male receives the dominant portion of the food. The Silverback makes all the groups decisions, so when the silverback dies the “troop” or “band” will disburse and form or join a new group. Younger males are called “blackbacks” because of the fact they have not yet grown the silver hair. Although not all male gorillas receive a silver hair color.
Most surviving Cross River gorillas reside in The Takamanda National Park and the Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary. They avoid humans in captivity, this is shown in the sanctuaries distribution. In a 2006 journal, the author shows the gorillas solitary nature that “nest distribution was clearly influenced by anthropogenic factors within the sanctuary, with the disturbed southern section of the park avoided” (Bergl & Vigilant, 2006; Furuichi et al., 1997). The Cross River Gorillas avoidance of man is “due to a combination of past taboos and present wildlife laws. Gorillas are likely to avoid humans where they encounter them” (De Vere et al., 2011).
Primate (Latin: "prime, first rank"), which includes prosimians and simians ( Goodman, Tagle, Fitch, Bailey, Czelusniak ,and Koop ,1990). Primates are descendent that emerge from their predecessor that lived in the trees of tropical forests; A lot of primate features shows how they adapt to survive in this demanding habitat.Majority of the primate species are pertain to trees.
Throughout situations and research conducted by not only Robert Sapolsky or Jane Goodman, but from many other credited sources, we can blatantly see the, if not identical, similarities between the two species of humans and baboons. The most apparent likewise characteristics of this can be read and documented in Professor Sapolsky’s book, A Primate’s Memoirs. Sapolsky, who spent hundreds if not thousands, of hours studying these Savanna Baboons, sheds a vast insight into ideas of social dominance, mating strategies, instinctual prowess, community settings, hygiene, and reform of an entire generation; many of which can be unknowingly seen directly in the common occurrence of a humans daily life.
... the gorillas are taken away from their family and are living in captivity. It is still important to study primates in-depth, and a solution to the ethical issues may be to breed primates within the conservatory.
Primates are a big topic in anthropology that is crucial for us to learn and study about. Anthropologists study primates from an evolutionary viewpoint as well as an ecological viewpoint, focusing mainly on their behaviors, their natural environment, and their psychological traits. Behavior is known to be evolved from the operation of natural selection. Behavioral genetics is how genes can affect our behavior, which can viewed as a product of complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors. Social structure influences individual behavior, which can blur the distinctions between social and individual behavior.
...t only is a gorilla completely different from us, but it is also one of the smartest species. By hearing a different point of view of our society, it opens up people’s minds. Everything changes when an individual not living in our society tells us that we are wrong.
The gorilla, named Ishmael, can communicate telepathically. Communicating with him in this fashion, the narrator learns Ishmael’s background - in which the gorilla was stolen from the wild and displayed in a menagerie, then rescued by a Holocaust survivor who taught him his name and how to learn. Impressed, the narrator decides to accept his teachings, returning to Ishmael's office throughout the story.
...and to resist disease and pest include but are not limited to: tomatoes, potatoes, papaya, peas, and squash. (NERC 2005)
The mountain gorilla was first discovered roaming the Virunga Volcanoes in Rwanda (von Beringe, 2002, p.9). German Captain Robert von Beringe and his African soldiers stumbled upon two mountain gorillas around the volcanic region on October 17, 1902 (von Beringe, 2002, p.9). Von Beringe captured and killed one of them and sent the body to the Zoological Museum in Berlin, Germany. Professor Paul Matschie, who worked with the museum, identified the gorilla as a new class and named it after its founder: Gorilla beringei beringei (von Beringe, 2002, p.10). Twenty-three years later, American naturalist Carl Akeley persuaded King Albert of Belgium to turn a Belgian trust territory, near Rwanda, into a national park for the conservation of mountain gorillas.
Zoo animals are usually kept in very cramped enclosures and do not behave like their wild counterparts. Polar bears, for example, are given about 10 metres of walking space whereas in their Arctic home they roam for many hundreds of kilometres. Similarly, primates, big cats and birds are often confined in cages where they lack exercise and stimulation. Many animals develop unnatural habits such as pacing back and forth or swaying from side to side.
Otherwise known as saiga tatarica originally lived in the Eurasian steppe. They also lived in North America. Today they are only found in Russia and Kazakhstan. Normally their height is 0.6 - 0.8 meters at the shoulder and weighs 36 - 63 kilograms (79- 139 Pounds). Their lifespan is 6 to 10 years. They are in Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Family: Bovidae. They form large herds in grasslands, steppes, and semidesserts.
Fruits and vegetables are important components of our diet. We take fruits in raw state or in the form of juices, while vegetables are taken in the cooked form or sometimes as juices. Fruits and vegetables provide us carbohydrates, proteins and various other important organic compounds. The juices are rich sources of minerals, vitamins and many micronutrients (calcium, iron etc.) essential for us. For example, iron deficiency in humans causes anaemia and anaemic persons are advised to take leafy vegetables e.g. spinach and apples which fills up the iron deficiency.