The drama
The Grandma: how about Gorilla today my loved grandson
The grandson: yes, yes grandma i like it so much but i fear from it, it's huge and scary
The grandma: yes my grandson, it be some scary but, don't judge a book by its cover, not all beautiful are kind and not all scary are actual scary
The grandma: one day, the Gorilla go to the mountain which she live with their species, and she is
Suddenly, as she was walking among the mountains, she found some people looking for something, so she understood that they wanted to slaughter some gorillas because some people eat their meat, she started calling out to the rest of her platoon with loud voices and whistling, and they understood her, and she started hitting her chest hard, so the rest of the herd understood and started calling each other and ran away quickly
Grandson: Why does a person eat such meat, grandma?
Grandma: It doesn't matter dear, some people in some places in the world eat very strange things like pangolins for example, the most important thing is that gorillas enjoy recklessness, so they sneak into the fields adjacent to their homes to enjoy some foods that are extinct in the forest for the benefit of man (to grow more to meet people's needs).
Grandson: What is the fault of the gorillas, my grandmother? They must live for the sake of biodiversity, right, my grandmother?
Grandma: Yes, your grandmother's sweetheart, the gorilla must live in its native habitat and not be threatened by anyone
The studies
The gorilla
New study sheds light on mountain gorilla personalities
The findings suggest that
differences in personality among apes, including humans, may reflect adaptations to their society and environment in order to optimize success and survival. For example, openness has been identified as a personality trait in humans, chimpanzees and gorillas, but not in orangutans. Orangutans are the only apes living solitary lives, as opposed to life in social groups. Openness may therefore be an important personality aspect for group-living primates with complex social structures but less important for the success and survival of a solitary-living primate such as the orangutan.
1. AROUND 1,063 EXIST IN THE WILDThere are two gorilla species in the world: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla. The mountain gorilla is a subspecies of the eastern gorilla.
Mountain gorillas are endangered - there are an estimated 1,063 in the wild according to the latest census results (which come out every 5-10 years).
3. WE SHARE AROUND 98% OF OUR DNA WITH GORILLAS
This means that exposure to human illnesses – even a cold - can have potentially detrimental impacts on gorillas as they are so genetically similar to us, but they haven't developed the necessary immunities.
4. THEY’RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST, MOST POWERFUL LIVING PRIMATES
An average silverback gorilla can weigh up to 180kg (that’s almost 30 stone), and measure 170cm (over 5’5”) tall on all fours. In contrast, female mountain gorillas weigh 90kg, and measure up to 150cm (4’9”).
5. THEY CAN EAT ALL DAY LONG
Mountain gorillas spend about a quarter of their day eating, mainly plants. Around 85% of their diet is made up of leaves, shoots and stems, but gorillas can also eat larvae, snails, ants, and even roots, barks and rotting wood (a good source of sodium/salt).
6. THEY COZY UP AT NIGHT
At night, mountain gorilla groups sleep together in nests on the ground, or in trees, that they make from foliage. Infants will share their mother’s nests, staying safe and warm.
7. THEY HAVE 16 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALL
This includes short barks when they’re mildly alarmed or curious. To intimidate rivals, male gorillas strut with stiff legs, beat their chests, and use vocalisations like roars or hoots.
8. THEY LIVE IN FAMILY GROUPS
Most mountain gorillas live in stable family groups of around 10 individuals, with one dominant male and several females. Both males and females in the group care for their infants; hugging, carrying and playing with them. When they get older, most males and around 60% of females then leave their birth group to join another troop. This helps prevent inbreeding.
9. IN THE WILD, GORILLAS CAN LIVE TO OVER 40 YEARS OLD
Gorillas are classed as infants until they reach around three-and-a-half years old, and adults from around 8 years. Males between 8-12 years are called 'blackbacks'. Then from 12 years old, they develop a silver section of hair over their back and hips, earning them the name 'silverback'.
10- 16 different types of
The main threat to mountain gorillas is the degradation of their habitat. As the region’s population grows, the land is increasingly converted for agriculture and competition for limited natural resources leads to deforestation. With little other choice, people enter mountain gorilla forests to collect water and firewood, putting gorillas at risk from human contact and illnesses. People may also lay snares intended for bushmeat, which can accidentally injure the great apes. Gorillas don’t just stay in their forests. They venture onto farmland to eat crops like maize and bananas, which can cause conflict with people who need to make a living. Gorilla tourism that isn’t well managed is another potential issue, as it can impact the behaviour and health of mountain gorillas.
The links
https://gorillafund.org/uncategorized/new-study-sheds-light-on-mountain-gorilla-personalities/
https://www.animalinyou.com/animals/gorilla/
https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/gorilla/behavior/
The Drama
Grandma: My little grandson, what do you know about killer whales? Can you imagine that they are like humans in some common, and there are people who have the personality of a whale?
Grandson: Tell me, Grandma
Grandma: You must know that some scientists sometimes call them wolves of the sea because they hunt in groups like wolf packs.
Grandmother: The fierce whale that kills people, and at times it is raging and overturns the boat or the ship with those in it and kills people.
He, he, feels weak and feels sad and broken at the time of loss. A few few will know that a certain whale lost his son, who expressed feelings of sadness and depression.
Grandson: Why is he so fierce while he grieves for the loss as people grieved
Grandmother: My dear grandson: know that there are very fierce people in life who do not feel concerned about the feelings of others around them.
But there is loss in life, and all the different feelings of joy, love, disgust, hatred, and others are to be experienced even once in life, and whoever makes people sad must grieve and experience sadness.
The grandmother also: You must also know that the whale also possesses other characteristics such as meeting with the creatures around them, they are fun beings and show fun sometimes even though they are deadly. In the end: would you like my darling to be like a whale when you grow up?
Grandson: As for socialism, having fun, etc., yes. Either like make people sad, no, grandma.
The study
General knowledge
The Killer whale (Orcinus orca) is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. It is the largest member of this family. The sophisticated hunting techniques and vocal behaviors of Killer whales have been described as manifestations of animal culture. They feature strongly in the mythologies of indigenous cultures, and their reputation in different cultures ranges from being the souls of humans to merciless killers.
Killer whales are highly social animals;
they are active during the day and sleep at night.
They travel in pods of between 3 and 50 individuals, led by females.
Killer whales may share prey
and seldom leave the pod for longer than a few hours.
Pod members learn skills through apprenticeships, such as hunting and parenting.
frequently engage in surface behavior such as breaching (jumping completely out of the water) and tail-slapping.
Killer whales are very vocal animals and communicate with each other using whistles and clicks via echoloca
WASHINGTON — Killer whales display personality traits similar to those of humans and chimpanzees, such as playfulness, cheerfulness and affection, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Researchers found that
the personality traits of killer whales were similar to those of both humans and chimpanzees but more similar to chimpanzees. Killer whales were similar to chimpanzees and humans for the extraversion factor (e.g., playful, gregarious and sociable). Killer whales and chimpanzees also shared a combination of personality traits for conscientiousness (e.g., constant, stubborn and protective) and agreeableness (e.g., patient, peaceable and not bullying), along with some personality traits relating to dominance.
The findings may suggest some evolutionary convergence where the personality traits of killer whales and primates are similar because of the advanced cognitive abilities required for complex social interactions. Killer whales can live into their 90s in tightly knit pods that hunt together and share their food, displaying advanced communication skills and cooperation. Those traits received international news coverage when a 20-year-old killer whale, known as J-35 or Tahlequah, began pushing her dead newborn calf last July off the coast of Vancouver Island. With the help of other members of her pod, she kept the dead calf afloat for 17 days while swimming hundreds of miles, an exhausting effort that interfered with the pod’s ability to hunt.
There is some debate among researchers about whether the mother whale’s actions displayed grief over her loss. Despite their name, killer whales actually are the largest member of the dolphin family. Both killer whales and dolphins have been known to keep dead newborns afloat, but not for such a lengthy period. Grief is a complex emotion that hasn’t been observed in most animals, although some research points to mourning by some species that live in tight-knit groups, including chimpanzees, elephants and giraffes.
The current study didn’t analyze any aspects of grief in killer whales, and it’s difficult to know why killer whales carry dead offspring since killer whales can’t communicate with humans, Úbeda said.
“Some previous studies suggest that the mother’s contact with the lifeless body could be important for the mother to make a psychological adjustment to the death of her offspring,” she said. “In any case, those behaviors show how complex these animals are.”
Previous research has shown that captivity can alter the personality of killer whales, increasing neuroticism and aggression. Physical changes, such as dorsal fin collapse, also have been observed. SeaWorld, which was involved in this study, has faced scrutiny over the cramped living conditions for its captive killer whales.
The current study didn’t analyze the effects of captivity and was conducted with captive killer whales because it would be difficult to assess the personality traits of killer whales in the wild, Úbeda said. The personality traits that were observed in the small sample size of 24 captive killer whales could differ from the personality traits of killer whales in the wild, she said.
The Links
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2018/11/killer-whales-humans
https://factsanddetails.com/world/cat53/sub341/item1248.html
https://animalia.bio/killer-whale
