8 research outputs found
Mountain gorilla juvenile male Segasira with his mother Tuck's corpse.mp4
Segasira sits on and grooms his mother's corpse
Mountain gorilla juvenile male Segasira with his mother Tuck's corpse
Segasira grooming his mother's corpse
Grauer's gorilla group Chimanuka gathered around the corpse of an extra-group silverback
Grauer's gorilla group Chimanuka discovered the corpse of an extra-group silverback and they gathered around and stared at it
Grauer's gorilla affiliative and agonistic behaviors toward the corpse of an extra-group silverback
Grauer's gorillas sniffing, poking, licking, and grooming the corpse of an extra-group silverback they discovered in the forest. The silverback Chimanuka displays with the corpse and it rolls several meters down a slope
Grauer's gorilla blackback named BB1 grooming the corpse of an extra-group silverback
BB1 groomed the corpse for extended periods of time, with one bout lasting five consecutive minutes
Mountain gorilla blackback Urwibutso displays with his mother Tuck's corpse
Urwibutso displays with his mother Tuck's corpse by kicking it in the abdomen. He displays a second time and drags vegetation while moving toward her and then lays down next to her corpse
Grauer's gorilla silverback Chimanuka displays with the corpse of an extra-group silverback
Chimanuka displays with the corpse of an extra-group silverback by hitting it on the back with his fists
Mountain gorilla silverback Umushikirano displays with adult female Tuck's corpse
Silverback Umushikirano displays with Tuck's corpse by hitting it in the abdomen with his fist and then he stands in a strut-stance posture. Two blackbacks, Pato and Turakora, embraced and mounted a few meters away immediately following the display. All of the group members continued to rest close by