Gorillas Quotes

We've been observing gorillas for 10 years here, and we have two cases of them using detached objects as tools. - Thomas Breuer

We try to take into account personality when we move gorillas within groups. However, it's not always possible. Some groups just gel better than others. - Tara Stoinski

We believe we can compete with them. We need a game similar to our effort at Commerce (a 53-52 loss for the Gorillas) on Feb. 24. - Jerry Myers

Very often the use of tools is triggered by certain needs and it seems that gorillas have only little needs to use tools in the wild. - Thomas Breuer

Tool usage in wild apes provides us with valuable insights into the evolution of our own species and the abilities of other species. Seeing it for the first time in gorillas is important on many different levels. - Thomas Breuer

This is a surprising finding, given what we know about tool use in gorillas. - Patrick Mehlman

There were so many people who came here because of his charisma, and that helped us educate people on the bigger picture, the plight of gorillas in the wild. - Ron Evans

The slaughter of chimpanzees and gorillas, our closest relatives, is absolutely diabolical. I can't imagine that this can go on much longer before these animals are extinct. - Richard Leakey

The kind of travel I do is a reaction to that. Instead of going to meet gorillas or Bhutan, I prefer to go [my own way] and do things the wealthy wouldn't dare to do. - Paul Theroux

She's happy. She likes the life she's living. But gorillas do need companionship. - Scott Mitchell