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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

01.17.24 | PLOS

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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.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0295561

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

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Charlotte Bhaskar
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2024, January 17). 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. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y47O3DL/social-networks-of-sanctuary-living-grauers-gorillas-provide-unique-insights-into-the-behavior-of-a-critically-endangered-species-and-inform-on-their-care-and-future-release.html
MLA:
"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." Brightsurf News, Jan. 17 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y47O3DL/social-networks-of-sanctuary-living-grauers-gorillas-provide-unique-insights-into-the-behavior-of-a-critically-endangered-species-and-inform-on-their-care-and-future-release.html.