Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei)

Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla berengei)

The western gorilla inhabits primary, secondary, and swamp forests (2).
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2003-03-17

Mgahinga National Park, Uganda

The main focus of this visit was to get our hour with the mountain gorillas. We were able to find a spot on the schedule in the office in the Kabale. The hike to the gorillas involved bushwacking through stinging nettles and flies with a detachment from the Ugandan Army. There was some fighting going on nearby in the Congo, but we only saw helicopters. We found the gorillas, and we were greeted by a chest thumping of the silverback. The older gorillas were eating leaves while the young gorillas wrestled and otherwise showed off for the visiting humans. One baby gorilla was going to try to jump on me. Very exciting, but I liked the chimpanzees at Kibale more.
2017-01-07

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma, Uganda
2017-01-08

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma, Uganda