Longing
by David Wagner
Title
Longing
Artist
David Wagner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Gorillas live in family groups of usually 5 to 10, but sometimes two to more than 50, led by a dominant male who holds his position for years. Females become sexually mature around seven or eight years old but don�t begin to breed until a couple of years later. Males mature at an even greater age. Once a female begins to breed, she�ll likely give birth to only one baby every four to six years, and only three or four over her entire lifetime. This low rate of reproduction makes it difficult for gorillas to recover from population declines. Both gorilla species have been decreasing in numbers for decades, and a 2010 United Nations report suggests that they may disappear from large parts of the Congo Basin by the mid-2020s.
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November 13th, 2014
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