Jake Glass
Scientists are asking plenty of questions a a plethora of mob and gorilla on Gorilla violence has been going on in recent observations within the past few years in the planet of the Apes. Gorillas were long considered peaceful animals in their relations among others never showing the gang and group violence long witnessed in Chimpanzees and other funny Monkees but observers in the Karisoke Research center have been witnessing violent mob violence in Gorilla troupes for some time now. Stacy Rosenbaum who has been researching Gorilla behavior for years has never seen these violent actions of Gorillas in her midst in recent weeks and worries about the increased aggression of the Gorillas as they face more increased pressures on their habitats.
"I had seen several reasonably aggressive intergroup interactions, as well as the more typical type where no one gets hurt," she says. "This incident started out that way, so I assumed I was recording just another species-typical interaction."
Then, Rosenbaum says, it was as if a switch was flipped. "They became these other entities that I didn't recognise at all. I'm not sure I would have been that much more surprised if they'd suddenly decided to fly."
The attack stopped about four minutes later and Inshuti, though injured, escaped. Rosenbaum says there is no doubt he could have been killed, but the intention behind the attack was unclear. "Maybe his survival just speaks to his incredible resilience," she says: Inshuti has survived plenty over the years. It is only a matter of time before the Gorilla acquires a taste for meat and the protein power that comes with it and it starts hunting other primates including man.
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