

Further, habituation to videos depicting gorillas did not occur. Among the gorilla videos, the gorillas clearly preferred watching the mixed-sex group engaged in agonistic behavior yet, this did not lead to an increase in aggression or behavior indicating agitation. All gorillas preferred dynamic over static videos 3 watched videos depicting gorillas significantly more than those depicting humans. The study recorded behavioral responses and watching rates. On each of 5 occasions, gorillas viewed 6 types of videos (blue screen, humans, an all-male or mixed-sex group engaged in low activity, and an all-male or mixed-sex group engaged in agonistic behavior). This study examined the impact of video presentations on the behavior of 4 silverback, western lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Maloney, Margaret A Leighty, Katherine A Kuhar, Christopher W Bettinger, Tamara L Retroperitoneal abscesses should be considered as part of a complete differential list in female gorillas with similar clinical signs.īehavioral responses of silverback gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla) to videos.

Clinical symptoms included perivulvar discharge, lameness, hindlimb paresis, and general malaise. This report describes two cases of retroperitoneal abscesses in female western lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Hahn, Alicia D'Agostino, Jennifer Cole, Gretchen A Raines, Jan Retroperitoneal abscesses in two western lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla).
