Wildlife researchers sent media an early Valentine’s Day card with this thought-provoking photo taken in the Republic of Congo.
Evidently, it’s the first time gorillas have ever been photographed mating face-to-face in the wild.
One of the researchers, Thomas Breuer, of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, said understanding the behavior of the great apes sheds light on the evolution of behavioral traits in humans.
Researchers hope there are even more ape couples getting in the mood. The western lowland gorillas are a critically endangered species, under pressure from human hunters and disease.
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What does mean “Behavior”? I like this word.
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