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Environment 2024-01-17 1 min read

Social networks of sanctuary-living Grauer’s gorillas provide unique insights into the behavior of a critically endangered species and inform on their care and future release

Social networks of sanctuary-living Grauer’s gorillas provide unique insights into the behavior of a critically endangered species and inform on their care and future release
Social networks of sanctuary-living Grauer’s gorillas provide unique insights into the behavior of a critically endangered species and inform on their care and future release.

Adult female gorillas are at the centre of social networks in a sanctuary-living Grauer's Gorilla group, according to social network analysis which also finds them to be the most gregarious.

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Article URL:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0295561

Article Title: Group structure and individual relationships of sanctuary-living Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri)

Author Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, USA

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

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