The Great Apes

[The Panther]

(09-30-2019, 11:18 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(09-30-2019, 11:07 PM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(09-30-2019, 10:25 PM)Shadow Wrote: It looks like, that Guhonda has been weighed then 2018?

Interesting, I searched all the available editions of that particular book in the web and found that in the 2nd edition of 2004 it do not mention that record, not even that male. Check what it says about the weights:

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However in the 3rd edition of 2006, the weights is published, check this:

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So, we can speculate that trough 2004 to the end of 2005 (earlier than the publication of the 3rd edition of the book) the gorilla "Guhonda" was weighed. Now, the book suggest that the animal was actually weighed, but I will like to know the details. After all, we can't discard that this figure is just an estimation.

Someone knows who is studying gorilas in that area, specifically the Sabyinyo group? A confirmation of the capture of the specimen will be perfect, just be clear if this gorilla was actually captured or not.

Very interesting information. Hopefully more can be found out. For me it looks like it, that after prime condition older gorillas could still gain more weight even though price is to be more or less obese at that point.

Old males like him could very well be obese, though they're not as flabby as the obese captive males I've seen. Reply