Karateka is a very calm Silverback. He’s also very distinctive and not just because of his noseprint. His left ear is torn and the third finger of his right hand is partly missing. This last injury was sustained during the late 1980s when he caught his finger in a metal snare – the lack of
Gasusa Gorilla Still Missing Gorillas
Gasusa is a good playmate and fools around with pretty much everyone. He rolls around in the undergrowth for hours on end with other gorillas. Gasusa’s lost all the toes on his right foot when he was caught in a trap at the end of 2005. It all happened very quickly. I was on patrol
Kangugo Gorilla Still Missing
MISSING SINCE AUGUST 2007 Kangungo likes to pester his fellow Blackbacks and the youngsters in the large family. He simply loves to play and often pounds his hands on the ground as part of the fun. He likes to play with Bonane and Kitagenda. Kangungo is the name of a hill at Bukima – and