Long-Term Proximity Relationships in a Captive Social Group of Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
To visualize long-term social relationships among 12 gorillas in a captive breeding group at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA, the multidimensional scaling (MDS) procedure was applied to proximity (within 5 m) values collected in five different periods over 2.5 years. The resulting two-dimensional representations clearly show that in samples taken during […]
Effects of combination birth control on estrous behavior in captive western lowland gorillas, Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Combination birth control pills (CBC) are one of the most common birth control methods used for western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) housed in zoos. Since zoos are interested in maintaining as many natural behaviors as possible, it is important to know how contraception may affect social and sexual interactions among group members. Although some […]