The Great Apes

[Tshokwane]

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Dr. Gaspard checked up on the twenty-two mountain gorillas in Agashya group this week in Volcanoes National Park and found the family feeding on Carduus in the bright morning sunshine. The group was calm and all of the gorillas were in good visual health, though blackback Ingabo has a broken canine tooth and had some trouble feeding. Fortunately, there weren’t any signs of infection and he appeared strong and had a healthy appetite. Ingabo is a tough guy though, having overcome both a serious wound from a poacher’s snare in 2012 and also being abandoned by his mother at a young age. Dr. Gaspard will continue to monitor the blackback to make sure his gums surrounding the broken tooth do not become infected.

Blackback Ingabo

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Infants in Agashya group.

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Adult female Turiho's baby snoozing in the sunshine.

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Silverback Agashya

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Blackback Dusangire

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Ingabo feeding.

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Blackback Gasozikeza

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