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20-Year Study Reveals Female Gorillas Never Forget Their Friends
A 20-year study on mountain gorillas reveals that female gorillas form lasting emotional ties with each other.
Study finds female mountain gorillas prefer to join 'buddies'
When female gorillas leave one social group and join another, they tend to seek out groups with other females that they've lived with in the past, showing the power of long-term relationships.
Gorillas rely on female friends for social support, research reveals
Female mountain gorillas are showing scientists how important friendship can be in the animal world.A long-term study from Rwanda found that when a female gorilla moves to a new group, she
Gorillas seek out old female friends even after years apart
Scientists based the research on 20 years of data covering multiple groups of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, in Rwanda. The scientists found that even when two females had been apart for many years, a newly arrived gorilla would still try to join a female she had formed a previous connection with.
Networks of long-distance female friends help gorillas move between groups
"I'm not going if I don't know anyone"—sound all too familiar? Well it's not just humans. Socializing in a new group can be tricky. People often rely on word of mouth and friends-of-friends connections.
Sisterhood in the wild: How female gorillas find their next friendship group
Research shaped by 20 years of data shows the key traits female gorillas look for when seeking a new social group and what they avoid. | ITV National News
Study from volcanoes park shows gorillas reconnect with old female friends after years apart
A new study done in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park has found that female mountain gorillas often choose to join groups where they know someone, especially other females they lived with in the past,
Female gorillas rely on old friends to choose new homes
Female gorillas choose new groups by avoiding familiar males and following old female friends, reducing inbreeding and social risk.
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