Isangi, a poached nine-month-old Grauer’s gorilla, is pictured at Virunga National Park headquarters in Rumangabo, Democratic Republic of CongoPicture: VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK / LuAnne Cadd / AFP

discoverynews:

“One meeeeelllion dolllaars!”

earth-song:

“Baby chimp” by Florence Perroux

faunafacts:

First-time mother Shanga gets to grips with her newborn baby gorilla at Chessington World of Adventures. Shanga the mother gorilla appears to be tickling her baby’s feet at Chessington World of Adventures.

Picture: Chessington Zoo

anthrocity:

The Jane Goodall Institute has been working tirelessly for decades to study and help preserve our closest relatives. This cool short video shows how chimps were the first to teach us that Man is not unique as a tool maker. Click here to see other fascinating behaviors and personalities observed in Gombe National Park and find out how much we have in common with our furry little cousins.

typewritertea:

Gombe chimpanzee Fanni cradles her newborn, Fax.

Gombe National Park

via: The Jane Goodall Institute

kingdomofanimals:

Portrait of a Baby Chimpanzee by Julie Mavros