Posts Tagged ‘gorillas’
To battle disease, apes may need vaccines
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Researchers say infectious disease, like poaching and habitat loss, threatens the survival of African great apes. Continue…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 11:32 - 3 Comments
Science & Technology - Mar 30, 2011 22:29 - 3 Comments
Humans pass deadly virus to gorillas
UC DAVIS (US) — A virus that causes respiratory disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of two wild mountain gorillas. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2011 15:40 - 5 Comments
Gorillas get svelte on low-sugar diet
CASE WESTERN (US) — Heart disease is the number one killer of male gorillas in North American zoos. A dietary experiment at a Cleveland zoo suggests sugar and starch play a role. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 24, 2010 8:56 - 0 Comments
Gorilla source of deadly malaria strain
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Gorillas are the origin of the world’s deadliest form of human malaria, according to an investigation by an international team of anthropologists. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2009 12:59 - 0 Comments
Orphaned gorilla babies return home
UC DAVIS (US)—More than two years after being evacuated following the 2007 killings of their mothers, mountain gorilla babies Ndakasi and Ndeze returned home to the Democratic Republic of Congo, moving into a new custom-built forest sanctuary. (more…)
