setting out for a long day of gorilla tracking tourists quickly learned that
tracking tourists quickly learned that
tracking tourists quickly learned that nothing here comes easily these animals
nothing here comes easily these animals
nothing here comes easily these animals you are going to see they are called
you are going to see they are called
you are going to see they are called Montenegro arenas and the most timeless
Montenegro arenas and the most timeless
Montenegro arenas and the most timeless efendim top of mountain so on our way we
efendim top of mountain so on our way we
efendim top of mountain so on our way we should expect that shall be going up and
should expect that shall be going up and
should expect that shall be going up and down Maeda the guide isn’t kidding they
down Maeda the guide isn’t kidding they
down Maeda the guide isn’t kidding they have a long hike ahead of them the 13
have a long hike ahead of them the 13
have a long hike ahead of them the 13 members of the M group were last seen at
members of the M group were last seen at
members of the M group were last seen at the far edge of forest miles away
the far edge of forest miles away
the far edge of forest miles away a few hours into the hike the group
a few hours into the hike the group
a few hours into the hike the group starts up a steep hill slick with mud
starts up a steep hill slick with mud
starts up a steep hill slick with mud and tangled with vines along for the
and tangled with vines along for the
and tangled with vines along for the trek as behavioral ecologist and gorilla
trek as behavioral ecologist and gorilla
trek as behavioral ecologist and gorilla expert Michelle goldsmith she’s been
expert Michelle goldsmith she’s been
expert Michelle goldsmith she’s been doing research on green Dee’s gorillas
doing research on green Dee’s gorillas
doing research on green Dee’s gorillas for the last five years if they’re in a
for the last five years if they’re in a
for the last five years if they’re in a place with very dense vegetation that
place with very dense vegetation that
place with very dense vegetation that they’re eating they won’t go very far
they’re eating they won’t go very far
they’re eating they won’t go very far sometimes they’ll travel 300-400 meters
sometimes they’ll travel 300-400 meters
sometimes they’ll travel 300-400 meters in a day and then if there’s maybe a
in a day and then if there’s maybe a
in a day and then if there’s maybe a preferred site that they want to visit
preferred site that they want to visit
preferred site that they want to visit they’ll travel more than a kilometer
they’ll travel more than a kilometer
they’ll travel more than a kilometer there are more than 300 gorillas living
there are more than 300 gorillas living
there are more than 300 gorillas living here but there are no guarantees the
here but there are no guarantees the
here but there are no guarantees the group will see any of them today
group will see any of them today
group will see any of them today however in time they find gorillas nests
however in time they find gorillas nests
however in time they find gorillas nests and fresh gorilla droppings good signs
and fresh gorilla droppings good signs
and fresh gorilla droppings good signs pushing through the brush the tourists
pushing through the brush the tourists
pushing through the brush the tourists stop in their tracks
stop in their tracks
stop in their tracks they’re being watched a young gorilla
they’re being watched a young gorilla
they’re being watched a young gorilla may be a couple years old stands up and
may be a couple years old stands up and
may be a couple years old stands up and makes himself known
the gorillas move off through the brush
the gorillas move off through the brush the group follows cautiously and tries
the group follows cautiously and tries
the group follows cautiously and tries to sidle up next to the family while the
to sidle up next to the family while the
to sidle up next to the family while the silverback the dominant male rests alone
they are entertained by young gorillas
they are entertained by young gorillas playing in the branches the gorillas
playing in the branches the gorillas
playing in the branches the gorillas move again
move again
move again first the silverback then the adult
first the silverback then the adult
first the silverback then the adult female with a baby on board followed by
female with a baby on board followed by
female with a baby on board followed by several small ones who it seems have
several small ones who it seems have
several small ones who it seems have energy to burn these Apes were
energy to burn these Apes were
energy to burn these Apes were habituated in 1993 and every day for the
habituated in 1993 and every day for the
habituated in 1993 and every day for the last nine years they have been visited
last nine years they have been visited
last nine years they have been visited by small groups of tourists it’s obvious
by small groups of tourists it’s obvious
by small groups of tourists it’s obvious they’ve gotten used to people hanging
they’ve gotten used to people hanging
they’ve gotten used to people hanging around the gorillas watchers have time
around the gorillas watchers have time
around the gorillas watchers have time to size up these beautiful creatures
mostly they seem concerned with eating
mostly they seem concerned with eating they devour leaves bark fruit and grass
they devour leaves bark fruit and grass
they devour leaves bark fruit and grass while the adults munch the kid’s
while the adults munch the kid’s
while the adults munch the kid’s roughhouse
finally when the silverback moves off
finally when the silverback moves off through the forest yet again it’s time
through the forest yet again it’s time
through the forest yet again it’s time for the group to go their 60 minutes is
for the group to go their 60 minutes is
for the group to go their 60 minutes is up
there are fewer than 700 of these
there are fewer than 700 of these creatures left on the planet if
creatures left on the planet if
creatures left on the planet if effective ways of protecting them aren’t
effective ways of protecting them aren’t
effective ways of protecting them aren’t found soon they will vanish from these
found soon they will vanish from these
found soon they will vanish from these forests
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