Volcanoes National Park is home to about 600 endangered Mountain Gorillas. Gorillas divide themselves into families. There are about 13 families of gorillas that you can visit in the park. Trackers headed out early to find our assigned family—the Kwitonda. We geared up in our bright blue gators, grabbed our walking sticks, and headed up the steep trail. When we came close we could hear the grunts of the Silverback Akarevuro. We knew there would be many gorillas nearby. Around the corner, we found six gorillas napping and grooming each other. We weren’t allowed to get too close to the gorillas, but the gorillas didn’t know the rules so they came very close to us. If Ray stretched out his arm he would have been able to touch them. That was just the beginning. We managed to see about 12 of the 28 Kwitonga gorillas. My favourite was the baby who pestering his older brother. His brother would swat back and the baby would somersault and then try bugging his brother again. Sometimes they even looked like they were laughing together. So, now we can check mountain gorillas off our list. Enjoy the video. Which part is your favourite? You are always in my Prayers. Love Mom.
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NP2B
2/16/2024 09:47:11 am
WOW! I bet that was AMAZING!!!!
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Ray
2/17/2024 11:43:35 am
The guide did not tell us how gorillas clean their teeth. I think the branches they chew on would help scrape their teeth clean.
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NPWKB
2/20/2024 11:58:29 am
We loved seeing the volcanoes in the background of the video. Are any of the volcanoes erupting?
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Diane
2/20/2024 08:21:04 pm
There are no active volcanoes in Rwanda but nearby in the Congo.
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