Gorillas: Living on the edge

In the new book "Gorillas: Life on the Edge" tells the story of some of the rarest animals in the world - mountain gorillas. To work on a book photographer and animal painter Andy Rose came on the laid territory mist Virunga volcanic mountains of Rwanda to monitor the daily lives of these amazing creatures.
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1. Gorillas live on the brink of extinction - in the wild there are only 786 individuals.





2. However, thanks to the efforts of the fighters for the salvation of animals, they are gradually moving away from the brink.



3. 25% of the proceeds from book sales will go to the rescue of these wonderful animals, as is the case with the previous book, Andy Rose "Tigers: a celebration of life."



4. In the book Andy talks about his experiences, characters and touching story of the meeting with the gorillas during his travels. In the photo: the dominant male and his young opponent find out the relationship.



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7. And on this picture Andy tasted all the power of the human-like, when one of the males showed him his impressive muscles.



8. "I hope to take you on an unforgettable and emotional journey ... where you will see the incredible power of these lovely creatures and touching moments of tenderness. My love for Rwanda and the mountain gorillas that lies on the pages of these photos, "- writes Andy Rose.



9. The book can be purchased on Amazon, and soon it will appear in all major bookstores.



10. All female gorilla plays the role of a caring loving mother, and the male - patient father.



11. The gestation period is 8, 5 months. The cub is entirely dependent on his mother, who feeds him, bears, protects and emotional support until the age of three, when he became an independent member of the group.



12. Gorillas quite well tolerated in captivity, breed. The number of gorillas is low and continues to decline mainly due to habitat destruction (deforestation) and also due to poaching.



13. Usually during siesta mother tidy shёrstku their young adults and teenagers scour or clean the skin from each other, but with less enthusiasm and precision than do other primates.



14. The families of gorillas quarrels occur mainly among females.



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16. Every 3-5 years the female gives birth to one cub, who remains with the mother until the next. Pregnancy lasts for 8, 5 months. Gorillas live up to 30-50 years.



17 gorilla groups are always headed by the oldest and strongest male that determines the schedule, where to find food, or choose a place to sleep.



18. Stanford University conducted a "project Coco" in which a female gorilla was able to learn many words of sign language. Gorilla was able to more or less adequately communicate with the person.



19. Here is the cover of the book.



20. And it is its author.



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