Photo of the Day #844: Gorilla

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A female lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.


A note about "Photo of the Day": I recognize that this daily feature has not been as exciting lately. I often visit zoos, museums, and other places rich in photo ops throughout the year, but during the past several months my opportunities to do so have been limited. I have therefore had to mine my stores for miscellaneous photos from previous trips which I have not posted before, but I am hoping to get back out to take some fresh shots sometime around my birthday at the end of the month. Thank you for your patience.

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As soon as you have anything to do with the gorilla the fascination of studying him begins to grow on you and you instinctively begin to speak of the gorilla as "he" in a human sense, for he is obviously as well as scientifically akin to man. - Carl Akeley

I sat and watched the gorillas at the Bronx Zoo for awhile several years ago. I remember one male whose countenance & behavior left me with the conviction that he was clinically depressed.

By darwinsdog (not verified) on 05 Feb 2010 #permalink