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Being social has upsides and downsides for mountain gorillas, according to a new paper that scientists say may help explain why some humans have more friends than others.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
Kigali’s image as a clean and orderly city has helped boost tourism — including $1,500-a-day excursions to see mountain gorillas in stunning national parks — that brought the country $620 million in 2023, according to Rwanda’s Development Board.
—Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
An iconic moment in wildlife television saw Sir David Attenborough relaxing with a peaceful group of mountain gorillas, as one of the babies playfully tries to steal his shoe.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
By killing animals for exhibition and subduing their bodies in such tableaux, taxidermy celebrates the subjugation of nature and colonial exploitation, all while effacing the African labor undergirding some dioramas, as with the mountain gorilla scene.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
Kigali’s image as a clean and orderly city has helped boost tourism — including $1,500-a-day excursions to see mountain gorillas in stunning national parks — that brought the country $620 million in 2023, according to Rwanda’s Development Board.
—Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
An iconic moment in wildlife television saw Sir David Attenborough relaxing with a peaceful group of mountain gorillas, as one of the babies playfully tries to steal his shoe.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
By killing animals for exhibition and subduing their bodies in such tableaux, taxidermy celebrates the subjugation of nature and colonial exploitation, all while effacing the African labor undergirding some dioramas, as with the mountain gorilla scene.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Mountain gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20gorilla. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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