Tell that to the insects they sometimes consume in the wild...
And I recall at least one case of (though nowadays highly debated) cannibalism in Mountain gorillas, involving two females and a "disappearing" juvenile.
"Wasn't a monkey killed and even eaten by a gorilla here?" Psst-don't tell that the monkey in the picture..
i remember when they kept these apes and this species of primate together , i thought it was a wonderful mixed exhibit, i dont think that a monkey was killed at the Aspinall parks by a gorilla but i imagine if bustah the parks old alpha male chimpanzee had a chance with that saramago monkey he would have ripped it limb from limb
A monkey was most definately killed by a Gorilla at Port Lympne. The silverback male Jomie(then living alone in the old round Chimpanzee cage) 'killed and partially ate'( I quote from HELP) a Colobus monkey that was sharing the cage.
A few years later Jomie(son of Djoum x Lomie) was sent to London Zoo(who owned him) and after two years died. Tests shortly after he arrived showed he carried Hepatitis B with him from Port Lympne. As he was born at Howletts it seems perhaps likely he contracted it from injesting some parts of the Monkey.
I am not sure if any of the Samango monkeys were killed by Gorillas also- the remainder now occupy a seperate enclosure at Port Lympne but do not breed for some reason.
The male Gorilla 'Motaba' at Melbourne also killed a De Brazza Monkey quite recently.
A monkey was most definately killed by a Gorilla at Port Lympne. The silverback male Jomie(then living alone in the old round Chimpanzee cage) 'killed and partially ate'( I quote from HELP) a Colobus monkey that was sharing the cage.
A few years later Jomie(son of Djoum x Lomie) was sent to London Zoo(who owned him) and after two years died. Tests shortly after he arrived showed he carried Hepatitis B with him from Port Lympne. As he was born at Howletts it seems perhaps likely he contracted it from injesting some parts of the Monkey.
I am not sure if any of the Samango monkeys were killed by Gorillas also- the remainder now occupy a seperate enclosure at Port Lympne but do not breed for some reason.
The male Gorilla 'Motaba' at Melbourne also killed a De Brazza Monkey quite recently.
fascinating , i never knew a gorilla would do such a thing , do you have any idea why a gorilla would kill and eat a colobus monkey? stress of captivity maybe? pent up aggresion ? territorial dispute?
