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Mountain Gorilla Behavior,Diet,Threats and Predators

http://www.primeugandasafaris.com/gorilla-safaris/5-days-uganda-gorilla-safari.html Behavior  Although strong and powerful, gorillas are generally gentle,shy ,retiring rather than ferocious and treacherous . They live in groups of 2-40 individuals, averaging about 11. Groups are led by a dominant male, the Silverback, named for the silvery gray hairs that grow when the male matures. The Silverback serves as the chief leader and protector of the group, to whom all group members defer. He decides when and where to go, rest and sleep, arbitrates disputes among his family members and protects them from rival Silverbacks or human predators. Gorillas usually seeks no trouble but will valiantly defend its family group if threatened. An adult male called a silverback named for the silvery gray hairs on its back normally leads each group, serving as its chief protector and defender. Gorillas

Mountain Gorillas

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UGANDA`S MOUNTAIN GORILLAS The mountain gorilla   is one of the two  subspecies of the eastern gorilla. There are two populations. One is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, within three National Parks namely; Mgahinga in south-west Uganda, Volcanoes in north-west Rwanda; and Virunga Mt in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The other specie is Uganda found in Uganda's the mighty Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Some primatologists say that the Bwindi Gorillas  in Uganda may be a separate subspecies, though no description has been finished. By Spring 2010, the estimated total number of mountain gorillas worldwide was 790 but Uganda has more that half of this World`s Gorilla population. Mountain gorillas are descendants of ancestral monkeys and apes found in Africa and Arabia during the start of the oligocene epoch (34-24 million years ago). This fossil record provides evidence of the hominoid primates (apes) found in east Africa
UGANDA WILDLIFE EXHIBITION-IN GULU Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) exihibited a variety of Uganda tourism products i.e information and tourism promotional materials. The exhibition was held in Northern Uganda (Gulu district) where thousands of people attended at it went for one week as a celebration to mark the world Tourism Day on September 27th, 2011 in Gulu Municipality. Free information related to Uganda‘s tourism attraction was given out by the Uganda wildlife staff in Kampala head offices and well as representatives from Murchison falls Wildlife safari park . The exhibition venue was at the TAKS Centre near to Acholi Inn involved participants like Uganda tour operators, hoteliers, training institutes and students, local communities, government officials among others. The most popular and attractive items during the exhibition carried away by the show attendees included full colour animal posters for different Uganda national parks like the Uganda Mountain gorillas and Uganda`
UGANDA WILDLIFE EXHIBITION-IN GULU Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) exihibited a variety of Uganda tourism products i.e information and tourism promotional materials. The exhibition was held in Northern Uganda (Gulu district) where thousands of people attended at it went for one week as a celebration to mark the world Tourism Day on September 27th, 2011 in Gulu Municipality. Free information related to Uganda‘s tourism attraction was given out by the Uganda wildlife staff in Kampala head offices and well as representatives from Murchison falls Wildlife safari park . The exhibition venue was at the TAKS Centre near to Acholi Inn involved participants like Uganda tour operators, hoteliers, training institutes and students, local communities, government officials among others. The most popular and attractive items during the exhibition carried away by the show attendees included full colour animal posters for different Uganda national parks like the Mountain gorillas and game reserves, N