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Endangered Mountain Gorillas Make Facebook Debut: Friendagorilla
The endangered Mountain Gorillas of Uganda are preparing to make their Facebook debut in just two days, when Friend a Gorilla (friendagorilla on Twitter), launches to raise awareness and some money towards these... A New HIV Strain Deriving From Gorillas Found In Humans
A new strain of AIDS-causing HIV virus has been found in a 62-year-old woman from Cameroon. A study by French researchers in the academic journal Nature Medicine suggests that the new strain of HIV resembles that found in gorillas, a subtype of the simian immunodeficiency... Zoo Forced to Apologize for Gorilla Farts
" I’m sorry for this post’s general irrelevance to everything we do at Wend, but…I mean…I couldn’t resist - could you? The gorillas in London’s Chessington Zoo were in a funk after being served a Christmas treat of brussell sprouts last week. Zoo-keepers were... Deal struck to protect the Congo gorillas
As the fighting continues in the Congo, some of the unknowing casualities are the endangered mountain gorillas.But a deal has finally been reached to allow some of the rangers that were driven out, to... Oldest gorilla in captivity dies at 55
"DALLAS (AP) -- The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo, her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday. ...
created by master_jim2008 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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140 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
125,000 Gorillas discovered in Congo
Researchers reported today that they have discovered 125,000 western lowland gorillas in the Republic of Congo, putting the estimated world population at between 175,000 and 225,000. Exact population... Wildlife extinction rates 'seriously underestimated'
Scientists have discovered that endangered species may become extinct 100 times faster than previously thought - which is a bleak re-assessment of the threat to global biodiversity."Writing in the journal... Gorilla celebrates her 55th birthday with her own cake
The oldest living gorilla in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday today at the Dallas Zoo, with her very own frozen fruit cake."Jenny also enjoyed banana leaf-wrapped treats at her wooded home in the complex.... Gorilla Warfare: Fighting Dirty in DR Congo
Update: the Congolese rebels holed up in Virunga National Park have stepped up their threat, moving from gorilla to human. Also, the rebels have created their own cottage industry of taking tourists into the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1976 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Gorillas Mate Face To Face, Cheek to Cheek
Opponents of evolutuion often point to the large disparity between people and apes. However, it looks like we might not be so different after all... "]A pair of wild western lowland gorillas in Africa have... NowPublic Weekly Roundup: Nov 23, 2K7
Welcome one and all to another NowPublic weekly roundup. In this episode:French transit strike coverage.The lights go down on Broadway: crowdsoucing in action.Unleash your inner Ebert!Typhoon Sidr: a one-man...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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503 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
Mum gets schoolboy a stripper for his birthday
This story is bizarre. Not that strippers are anything strange, but the fact that the teacher let the stripper go ahead with the show is what makes it strange. I suppose she was too dumbfounded at first to do...
created by James Pate | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
2386 views | 14 recommendations | 4 comments
2386 views | 14 recommendations | 4 comments
Drumming Gorilla is a big hit
One of these days, I'll figure out how to do the video upload thingy.Until then, go here to view the video.
created by nukegingrich | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
664 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
664 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
10-million-year-old ape found
This story is sure to get Christian Fundalmentalists tongues wagging. Of course perhaps these photos from the old Red Rose Tea commercials from the 1950's and 1960's will shed some light on what...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
519 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
519 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
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