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Lefteris asks science - Edition 24 - Mountain Gorillas (with Dr. Robin Morrison)
Episode 243rd May 2021 • Lefteris asks science • Lefteris Statharas
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Learning about the social life of gorillas is quite more exciting than you think it is. This week I chatted with Dr. Robin Morrison from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund international. We talked about orphan gorillas and how they manage to beat the odds with the help of their group. What is the social structure of a group of gorillas? and how do researchers try to study gorillas and their social interactions by observing them and being part of their daily lives

Read more about Dr. Robin Morrisons' work: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1I9_QM0AAAAJ&hl=en

Read the article about orphan gorillas beating the odds here: https://gorillafund.org/motherless-gorillas-beat-the-odds-for-both-gorillas-and-humans-it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-child/

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