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Rare Cross River gorilla filmed | Rare Cross River gorilla filmed |
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Rare footage has been taken of an elusive and critically endangered type of gorilla. | Rare footage has been taken of an elusive and critically endangered type of gorilla. |
Film of the formerly camera-shy Cross River gorilla was captured in the forests of Cameroon by a team from Hamburg-based NDR Naturfilm. | Film of the formerly camera-shy Cross River gorilla was captured in the forests of Cameroon by a team from Hamburg-based NDR Naturfilm. |
The team says it is the first professionally shot film of the gorilla taken, and the animal has only once before been caught on camera. | The team says it is the first professionally shot film of the gorilla taken, and the animal has only once before been caught on camera. |
Fewer than 300 Cross River gorillas, a western gorilla subspecies, remain. | Fewer than 300 Cross River gorillas, a western gorilla subspecies, remain. |
We identified and staked out some of the gorillas' favourite fig trees, which is where we finally achieved our goal Dr. Roger FotsoDirector of WCS-Cameroon | We identified and staked out some of the gorillas' favourite fig trees, which is where we finally achieved our goal Dr. Roger FotsoDirector of WCS-Cameroon |
According to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which supported the expedition to film the ape, the only previous footage available of Cross River gorillas was taken by a field researcher using a shaky, hand-held camera and from a long distance in 2005. | |
Wary apes | Wary apes |
"These gorillas are extremely wary of humans and are very difficult to photograph or film," says Dr. Roger Fotso, Director of WCS-Cameroon. | "These gorillas are extremely wary of humans and are very difficult to photograph or film," says Dr. Roger Fotso, Director of WCS-Cameroon. |
"Eventually, we identified and staked out some of the gorillas' favourite fig trees, which is where we finally achieved our goal." | "Eventually, we identified and staked out some of the gorillas' favourite fig trees, which is where we finally achieved our goal." |
Cross River gorillas live in roughly 11 subgroups, dispersed among highland areas along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon. | Cross River gorillas live in roughly 11 subgroups, dispersed among highland areas along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon. |
They are one of a number of subspecies of gorilla. | They are one of a number of subspecies of gorilla. |
Cross River gorillas belong to the same species as western lowland gorillas, but differ in the dimensions of their skulls and teeth. They also behave slightly differently. | Cross River gorillas belong to the same species as western lowland gorillas, but differ in the dimensions of their skulls and teeth. They also behave slightly differently. |
The other species of gorilla, the eastern gorilla, has three subspecies: the mountain gorilla, the Bwindi gorilla and the eastern lowland gorilla. | The other species of gorilla, the eastern gorilla, has three subspecies: the mountain gorilla, the Bwindi gorilla and the eastern lowland gorilla. |
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