How do gorillas bathe? Unlike... - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

How do our researchers gather information about a gorilla’s health, lineage, etc.? Well one of the best ways is through poop samples. 💩 😲That’s right, our teams collect gorilla poop and use the information that it provides to learn the paternity of an infant, if a gorilla has elevated stress hormones, if they are healthy and what they are eating. It also helps us understand exactly how many gorillas there are left in the world! 🤯Gorilla poop is a wealth of knowledge! Check out Research Manage

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52K views · 7.1K reactions | Did you know that gorillas noseprints are unique to each gorilla, just like human fingerprints? At the Fossey Fund, we are able to identify hundreds of gorillas just by looking at the wrinkles in their noses! Learn more about gorilla conservation at https://gorillafund.org! | Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund | Facebook