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2004-01-19 Africa: West
Census: Rare Mountain Gorillas Less Rare
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Posted by Steve White 2004-01-19 12:36:01 AM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Now that we have a census, when do they get to vote? And, I have to ask, does dung size really matter?
Posted by Chuck Simmins  2004-1-19 8:59:08 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org]  2004-1-19 8:59:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 After which the gorillas, being sensible, killed them and ate them.

As you well know gorillas are card carrying Vegans. Altho you can always draw them close by your camp if you are having BBQ ribs.
Posted by Shipman 2004-1-19 9:20:50 AM||   2004-1-19 9:20:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The African wildlife experts conducting the census traversed the region searching for signs of gorilla trails, dung and trampled vegetation, officials said.

Those people have got to be pretty dedicated individuals. I perused the gorilla exhibit at Taronga and occasionally a rather strong stench would waft over the viewing area....
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-19 10:52:15 AM||   2004-1-19 10:52:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I've seen these guys up close...very close, in Rwanda in '90. Amazing. Much farting and low rumble vocalizing. The vegetation is so thick it is like walking on a mattress. This is good news, especially with all of the tribal stupidity that has been going on in the region.
Posted by remote man 2004-1-19 12:33:21 PM||   2004-1-19 12:33:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#5  Much farting and low rumble vocalizing
Was this on Super Sunday?
Posted by Shipman 2004-1-19 2:58:59 PM||   2004-1-19 2:58:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Can you imagine walking up to a gorrila and asking all sorts of inane and personal questions? Those Rawandan census takers have some hanging clangers.
Posted by Super Hose  2004-1-19 5:19:41 PM||   2004-1-19 5:19:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Bwindi Impenetrable Park - Huh? Why's it impenetrable? Some sort of chastity belt?
Posted by DaveMac  2004-1-19 7:43:26 PM||   2004-1-19 7:43:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 You mean Global Warming hasn't wiped them out? That's gotta be wrong...
Posted by tu3031 2004-1-19 9:32:16 PM||   2004-1-19 9:32:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Not as rare as the Plains Gorilla, I'm bettin'...
Posted by mojo  2004-1-19 10:29:49 PM||   2004-1-19 10:29:49 PM|| Front Page Top

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