Endless Forms Most Beautiful » Blog Archive » Exploring the Mind of the Mountain Gorilla. I’m pleased to announce that this post was chosen from 75 entries as a Finalist for the 2013 Science Seeker Awards for Best Blog Post in Psychology & Neuroscience. On July 17, 2012 several young mountain gorillas did an extraordinary thing: They dismantled a poacher’s snare. A young mountain gorilla breaks a snare. John Ndayambaje, a field data coordinator for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund was working in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda near a group of mountain gorillas known as Kuryama’s group, when he noticed a snare. Snares are illegal (but ubiquitous) in the region and are dangerous, especially to young gorillas. Here is what happened next (from the press release): Silverback Vuba pig-grunted at him (a vocalization of warning) and at the same time juveniles Dukore and Rwema together with blackback Tetero ran toward the snare and together pulled the branch used to hold the rope.
But I was intrigued by the whole event. Is this possible? The snares themselves are not complicated. TeachingBooks.net | Author & Book Resources to Support Reading Education. Helping People. Saving Gorillas. - The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. The One and Only Ivan. Broadcast Yourself. Man Reunited With His Childhood Friend Gorilla!!! The Global Read Aloud. The One and Only Ivan - student handout on Gorillas. Book Reading | The One and Only Ivan.