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Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Gorillas live in family groupings of one dominant male, five to seven adult females, children and adolescents, and possibly a few non-dominant males. Gorillas reproduce slowly because females do not begin reproducing until the age of nine or ten and usually only produce one baby approximately every five years.
Atlanta zoo.
The infant was trying his best to get away (you can see in photo 3 it's mom had hold of his ankle to prevent him from escaping). We witnessed a temper tantrum worthy of any 2 year old human followed by what appeared to be a serious 'talking to' from Mom! It was fascinating to watch the tender relationship between this huge animal & her baby.
Spotted on Aug 15, 2011
Submitted on Sep 15, 2011
4 Comments
Thanks Misako!
Lovely photos!
Thanks Ashish! Yes you are right - the scientific name is funny!
Great...!!
Love to see that Baby....Gorilla again and again...!!