Hitching a ride
Rwanda
A gorilla's arms are longer than its legs and they tend to walk on all four limbs, curling their hands into fists and "knuckle walking".
Dental appointment overdue
Rwanda
A mountain Gorilla blackback belonging to the Titus group in Rwanda shows off his dentures and his tongue. A visit to the dentist is definitely in order. The trek to get to this group was definitely one of the hardest gorilla treks we have done
Silverback, the leader
Rwanda
Guhonda - the oldest mountain gorilla looks even more formidable from a ground-up perspective. He saved us a lot of hard trekking on our final day when he got his family down to the fields to eat the leaves and barks of the eucalyptus trees (to cure everyone of cough and cold)
A penetrating gaze
Rwanda
Gorillas are the world’s largest primates and are closely related to humans, with 98% of their DNA identical to that of Homo Sapiens!
Hand of man
Mahale, Tanzania
There is a high level of politics within the communities. While the fights between alpha males are very rare, when they happen, they could result in the death of one of them
Chimpanzee of Mahale
Mahale, Tanzania
A philosophical chimpanzee reflects on life. Biologically Chimpanzees are closely related to humans and share between 95-99% DNA with us
A hard life
Mahale, Tanzania
The hand of an adult chimpanzee bears a marked resemblance to the human hand. It was fascinating to read about the lives of the M community who live in the Mahale mountains of Tanzania. Thanks to teh dedicated work of a research team from the university of Kyoto, this M community has been studied uninterrupted since 1995. We now have fascinating insights into a species which shares 98.6 percent DNA with humans
A family portrait
Ndutu, Tanzania
A cheetah mother with four cubs has to be ever alert for signs of danger.Predators such as Lions and Hyenas are the real danger to her cubs. It’s a tough life as she raises her cubs alone until they are 18 months and are ready to hunt and protect themselves
A mother’s love
Ndutu, Tanzania
We cannot really blame her for licking.
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