Metastatic perioral melanoma in a wild mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
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DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12521
Abstract: A 30‐year‐old free‐ranging female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) developed a perioral mass that was surgically debulked and diagnosed as malignant melanoma. After tumor recurrence, a canine melanoma vaccine was administered. However, the gorilla died… read more here.
Keywords: melanoma; mountain gorilla; beringei; gorilla ... See more keywords
Behavioral responses around conspecific corpses in adult eastern gorillas (Gorilla beringei spp.)
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6655
Abstract: Humans were once considered unique in having a concept of death but a growing number of observations of animal responses to dying and dead conspecifics suggests otherwise. Complex arrays of behaviors have been described ranging… read more here.
Keywords: behavioral responses; group; gorillas gorilla; gorilla beringei ... See more keywords