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	GORILLAS - Diet & Eating Habits
		Gorillas are able to survive on vegetation such as leaves, stems, roots, vines, herbs, trees, and grasses but such vegetation has relatively low nutritional quality.
		Gorillas rarely drink in the wild because they consume succulent vegetation that is comprised of almost half water as well as morning dew.
		Gorillas have been documented using the hair on the back of their hands to absorb water and then sucking it.
	www.seaworld.org /animal-info/info-books/gorilla/diet.htm (326 words)

	Gorilla’s
		Gorillas have two arms and two legs, just like man. There large bodies are covered in thick hair, except for their face and the palms of hands and feet.
		Gorillas have enormously powerful arms; most of their strength is in their arms.
		The baby gorilla, weighing only 5 pounds at birth, is usually weaned at the age of two and nests with the mom until the age of three.
	web.fccj.org /~dbyres/2011projects/gorilla/gorilla.htm (1118 words)

	Cross River Gorilla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In contrast to the relatively common Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) the Cross River Gorilla is the most endangered of all the gorillas, and is the most endangered primate.
		The Cross River Gorilla differs from the Western Lowland Gorilla in both skull and tooth dimensions.
		Estimates on the amount of Cross River Gorillas remaining vary, with around 100-200 believed to be remaining in the wild, in several populations that are isolated by farmlands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cross_River_Gorilla (216 words)

	gorilla - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		gorilla an ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to the lowland and mountain forests of western and central equatorial Africa.
		The Cross River gorilla of the Nigeria-Cameroon border region and the mountain gorilla of Rwanda, Congo (Kinshasa), and Uganda each number in the hundreds and are closest to extinction.
		Gorillas are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Primates, family Pongidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-gorilla.html (620 words)

	Gorilla information at Animal Corner
		Gorillas are the largest of the 'Primates' and are divided into five sub-species: Western Lowland Gorillas, Eastern Lowland Gorillas, Mountain Gorillas, Cross River Gorillas and Bwindi Gorillas.
		Adult gorillas have 32 teeth, with large molars (flat teeth used for chewing food) and large canines (pointy teeth used for biting), which are especially large in the male gorillas.
		Gorillas are predominantly herbivores, but also classed as omnivores as apart from eating mostly plant material, they sometimes supplement their diets with ants and termites.
	www.animalcorner.co.uk /wildlife/gorillas/gorillas_about.html (895 words)

	Animal Info - Gorilla
		Gorillas are diurnal, with nearly all activity occurring between 6:00 in the morning and 6:00 in the evening.
		A population of gorillas in the vicinity of Mt. Kahuzi in
		Gorilla densities were especially high in Marantaceae forest.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/primate/gorigori.htm (3679 words)

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		Gorilla skin is fl and the hair on a gorilla is coarse and near-fl which grows grey on the back of old males.
		The Virunga Volcano gorillas were made world-famous by Dr. Dian Fossey's long-term gorilla study in the 1970s and 80s, a period during which the gorilla population declined dramatically as a result of poaching and habitat loss.
		In the gorillas' social structure where the breeding in any one group is almost exclusively by a single silverback male, periodic movement of females between groups is essential to ensure genetic variety and to prevent inbreeding, a peril in small populations.
	www.lycos.com /info/gorillas--mountain-gorillas.html (791 words)

	Gorillas Online: Gorilla Natural History and Conservation
		The Cross River gorilla, which differs from the western lowland gorilla in skull and tooth dimensions, is restricted to the forested hills on the Nigerian-Cameroon border (WWF 2005).
		The Cross River gorilla population is estimated to be 200 animals, making it one of the rarest apes in the world.
		In adulthood, the western lowland gorilla is greyish or brownish; the lighter saddle extends to the thighs and is not sharply defined from the rest of the coat; in Gorilla beringei graueri, the fur is fairly short, but in Gorilla beringei beringei, it is long and silkly.
	homepage.mac.com /wildlifeweb/gorillas/info/nh.html (2991 words)

	Cross River State MOFINEWS
		Afi is home to the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla-diehli), recognized as a distinct and critically endangered subspecies by the Primate Specialist Group (PSG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) in February 2000.
		With a total population estimated at approximately 250 individuals, the Cross River gorilla is rarer than the Mountain gorilla of the Virungas of East Africa.
		Cross River State is reported to have a higher biodiversity for butterflies than anywhere else in Africa the mangroves of the Cross River estuary are ranked the fourth largest in the world and the most undisturbed mangrove ecosystem five mangrove species from three genera are known to occur in this area
	www.crossriverstate.com /mofinews_enviroment.htm (2567 words)

	Iroko Foundation Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Cross River State is one of 36 states in Nigeria and located in the south east of the country right on the border with Cameroon.
		The Cross River/Cameroon forests form a centre of endemism that stretches from the Cross River in Nigeria to the Sanaga River in South West Cameroon and is believed to have been a moist forest refuge during the Pleistocene Ice Ages.
		In May 2000 the Cross River State Government formally gazetted Afi Mountain, situated in the north western portion of the Afi River Forest Reserve, as the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, because of its important population of gorillas and drills.
	www.irokofoundation.org /pages/crossriver.html (421 words)

	Get involved with PTES: Cross River Gorilla Appeal
		Gorillas are the largest of all living primates and probably the most intelligent land animals after man. They can learn the meaning of literally hundreds of words and even put them together to make two-word 'phrases'.
		The Cross River Gorillas are frequent victims of this trade, favourite targets as they are large and easier to catch than smaller animals, provide a lot of meat and are said to make a delicious meal.
		And finally, because the gorillas are widely dispersed in small groups, increasingly hemmed in and unable to move around freely, their chances of survival in the long-term are much reduced.
	www.ptes.org /action/appeals/feb03.html (1003 words)

	2000 Conservation Annual Report
		I didn’t know there are gorillas in Nigeria." Their response, however, does not surprise me since the gorillas inhabiting the border region of Nigeria and Cameroon have essentially been neglected since their first description in the early 1900’s and were thought to be extinct until their "rediscovery" in 1988.
		The Cross River gorilla’s critically endangered status is due to its small population (approximately150-200 individuals), which is fragmented into 5-6 subpopulations of 20-40 individuals each (Figure 2), making it the most rare of the gorilla subspecies and even more endangered than the well-known Mountain gorillas of the Virungas.
		The Cross River gorilla’s unique habitat (compared with western lowland gorillas) is characterized by a highly seasonal rainfall pattern, relatively high altitudes of 2,000 m or greater and distribution of herbs (the gorillas staple diet) in widely dispersed patches.
	www.colszoo.org /conservation/2001/2000ann/18conrep.html (423 words)

	Conservationalist 11/01:
		The Cross River gorilla’s critically endangered status is due to its small population (approximately 150-200 individuals), which is fragmented into 5-6 subpopulations of 20-40 individuals each (Figure 2), making it the most rare of the gorilla subspecies and even more endangered than the well-known mountain gorillas of the Virungas.
		The gorilla was sold as bushmeat in a local village for the equivalent of $25.
		Because of the Cross River gorilla’s small numbers and fragmentation, the many threats facing them, and their potentially distinct ecology, constant protection and monitoring and careful study are crucial to ensure their survival in the future.
	www.colszoo.org /Conservation/2001/connews/cn14.html (772 words)

	B&RD News: Western Lowland Gorillas
		within the Cross River State, approximately on 5°04'-6°25' N and 8°30'-9°30' E. It is officially managed as 2 divisions, the Oban Division in the south and Okwangwo Division in the north.
		The Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) occurs within the Okwangwo Division, a complex of rainforest, montane forest and derived savanna.
		The Cross River gorillas range in an area of mainly semi-deciduous, montane and derived savanna within approximately 5°50'-6°30' N and 8°50'-9°40' E. The area spans the border of Nigeria and Cameroon.
	www.kilimanjaro.com /gorilla/brd/western.htm (2681 words)

	A conservation triumph: The Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda
		The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two most endangered apes in the world (with the Cross River Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla diehli).
		The mountain gorillas live in stable family groups with a dominant silverback male, his harem of females, and their offspring.
		Eugene Rutagarama became involved in the conservation of gorillas in 1990 as the counterpart of the Director of Karisoke Research Centre in Volcano National Park.
	www.scienceinafrica.co.za /2001/july/gorilla.htm (648 words)

	gorilla. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		an ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to the lowland and mountain forests of western and central equatorial Africa.
		The two species of gorilla are the western, comprising the western lowland (G.
		gorilla diehli) gorillas, and the eastern, comprising the eastern lowland (G.
	www.bartleby.com /65/go/gorilla.html (450 words)

	Endangered Primates · We Can Make A Difference!!
		Male gorillas in the wild can reach a height of about five feet, five inches, although gorillas up to six feet tall when standing upright have been recorded, and their weight can range anywhere from 300 to 500 pounds, with most adult males weighing in around 350 pounds.
		Since the jaws have to be larger for a gorilla to chew the fruits and foliage that he or she eats, the jaw muscles have to be larger as well, and they have to have a good anchor on the skull.
		Young gorillas usually stay with their mothers until they are about four years old, or until a new baby is born, and after that, the juveniles will stay close to their mothers for years after that.
	www.freewebs.com /hiusser/gorillas.htm (2148 words)

	Links to related sites
		Also, because of the gorillas' fame, there was worldwide pressure on both rebels and government forces to keep the animals and their habitat safe.
		Today, tourism in Rwanda's gorilla region is growing, and the soil is considered the best in the country - an important factor in a society where 90 percent of the population farms.
		The Cross River gorilla, Gorilla gorilla diehli, is classified as Critically Endangered by the World Conservation Union’s Red List, and is listed on CITES Appendix 1 and Appendix 1 of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
	www.primates.on.net /mgsa.htm (1839 words)

	Nigeria, Cameroon to Protect World's Rarest Gorilla
		Ministers of the environment from Nigeria and Cameroon agreed to protect the Cross River gorilla, whose survival is threatened by poaching as well as habitat fragmentation and loss.
		The newly forged plan to conserve the gorillas and their habitat depends on the revision of land use practices in areas needed by both gorillas and people, and the establishment of corridors where the threatened gorillas can travel freely.
		The Cross River gorilla population is composed of seven to nine small sub-populations in Afi Mountain, Mbe Mountains and Cross River National Park - Okwangwo Division in Nigeria, and in the Takamanda and Mone Forest Reserves and Mbulu Forest in Cameroon, all geographically separated from one another.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/sep2003/2003-09-17-04.asp (897 words)

	Bergl and Vigilant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli) total approximately 300 individuals in at least ten localities which are divided into three subpopulations.
		All measures of genetic variability in the Cross River population were comparable to those of the similarly small mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) populations (Bwindi and Karisoke).
		The evidence for a bottleneck in the Cross River gorilla population suggests that reduction in the size of this population was more recent or abrupt than in the two mountain gorilla populations.
	www.nyu.edu /projects/difiore/mpconference/abstracts/mpbergl.html (320 words)

	The endangered gorillas of Africa presented by Volcanoes Safaris
		The latest Virunga gorilla census conducted between September and October 2003, combined with the 2002 Bwindi census results which established this population at approximately 320, indicates that the world population of mountain gorillas is now at least 700.
		The main threats to the gorilla population are the destruction of their forest habitat, through clearance for agricultural and logging purposes and the trade in bushmeat.
		Since male gorillas will actively defend their females and offspring when threatened, their chance of being killed by a hunter is increased and following the death of the silverback, a gorilla group is disrupted and will often split up.
	www.volcanoessafaris.com /gorilla_population.html (422 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Gorilla
		Habitat: Gorilla gorilla is found in lowland tropical rain forests; Gorilla berengei live higher in the rain forests, mountain slopes, and bamboo forests.
		A group of gorillas living together is called a “troop.” There can be 5 to 30 gorillas in one troop, led by a strong, experienced male known as a "silverback." His job is a big one.
		Gorillas have no natural enemies or predators, yet these peaceful creatures are very endangered because of humans.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-gorilla.html (878 words)

	Information on Gorillas for Students
		Gorillas live in social, family groups, with an adult male leader, the silverback, and his harem of females and their offspring.
		Baby gorillas stay with their mothers until they are about 2 to 3 years old, nursing all the time, but trying solid foods when they’re about 6 months old.
		Sometimes surrogate gorillas in zoos are gorillas who can or have not had their own babies, so they are especially fond of having the opportunity to have a baby, even if they didn’t give birth to it!
	www.gorilla-haven.org /ghfunfacts.htm (1627 words)

	Gorilla Classification
		So for example Gorilla beringei graueri, Gorilla refers to the genus, beringei refers to the species and graueri refers to the sub-species.
		Gorillas were originally designated the scientific name Troglodytes gorilla by Thomas Savage in 1847.
		In the case of gorilla classification, quite often the individual who published the description was ignorant (or at best had a very vague idea) of the geography of Africa, never mind accurately pin-pointing the place-of-origin of a specimen.
	www.gorillahub.com /classification.htm (409 words)

	WWF \| Gorillas \| Featured Projects
		This subspecies of western gorilla is actively hunted and is threatened due to the lack of wildlife protection within the area.
		WWF has funded a gorilla population survey in Dzanga-Sangha Reserve and is assisting in habituating several groups of gorillas, which are a key species in a strategy to develop ecotourism.
		Nigeria - The gorillas of the Cross River state in southeast Nigeria and western Cameroon are classified as a separate subspecies, the Cross River gorilla.
	www.worldwildlife.org /gorillas/projects.cfm (734 words)

	Gorilla Facts
		The reason why these figures are estimates is because of the difficulty in tracking the gorillas for a census count as a result of regional conflicts from a few years back.
		Gorilla arms are longer than their legs and in the western gorilla the male's arm span extends 7-9 feet--longer than the gorilla is tall
		Gorillas like other primates are now known to use tools--even wild gorillas have been observed using tools
	www.gorillahub.com /GorillaQuickFacts.htm (606 words)

	Gorillas Online: Gorilla Conservation
		The gorillas, previously considered a single species, were divided into two species and five subspecies.
		The Gorilla Population in the Nigeria-Cameroon Border Region
		In a cooperative project between the Cincinnati Zoo and Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska, a female lowland gorilla was born on 9 October 1995 as a result of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
	homepage.mac.com /wildlifeweb/gorillas/info/conservation.html (1164 words)

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