All about Gorillas

Gorillas are the largest of the great apes and share 97% of their biology with human beings. A gorilla’s DNA is 97% - 98% identical to that of humans, so it is not surprising that their name actually derives from the Greek word ‘Gorillai’ which literally means a ‘tribe of hairy women’. In fact the Gorilla is the next closest living relative to humans after the two chimpanzee species.

Gorillas are almost entirely herbivorous. They eat berries, roots, shoots, fruit, leaves, bark, bamboo and wild celery, and occasionally ants. An adult male can consume up to 30 kilos of food each day. As well as having fingerprints, gorillas also have unique 'noseprints'.
The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is recognized as a sub-species of the Eastern Gorilla. Longer and darker hair distinguishes the mountain gorilla from other gorilla species; these physical characteristics enable it to live at high altitudes were other gorilla species would be immobilised by the cool temperatures.

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Birding Uganda

Birding safaris in Uganda is amazingly a unique experience, which makes Uganda one of the best African Birding Safari destination.

Most birds are commonly found in swamps, forests, lake shore and golf courses and among the commonly sited birds include: Handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Turaco, Montana Night Jar, Dwarf Honey guide, Archer’s Robin Chat, Red Throated Alethe, Kivu ground thrush, Red faced Woodland warbler, Regal and Purple-breasted Sunbirds, Strange Weaver, Lammergeyer, Red-thighed Sparrow hawk, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, African Long-eared Owl, Western Green Tinker bird, Olive woodpecker, Golden Winged and Scarlet-tufted Malachite Sun birds and Evergreen Forest and Bamboo Warblers to mention a few

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