Did you know that gorillas hum?
When you move into the fresh silent forest, like after the rain or early in the morning or late in the afternoon, you can sometimes hear a peaceful melody from the pristine forest.
It’s the voice of the gorillas. When their whole family is fine, it is peaceful and there is no poaching. And when they are happy, they start to hum.
We work together to protect them, in the hope that gorilla humming will resonate in the forest forever.
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Where do gorillas live?
You may have heard that gorillas live in Africa, but where in Africa? Here is a distribution map published recently, on February 28th. The paper is titled “Exposure of African ape sites to climate change impacts” and examines how climate change is going to affect African apes. “Exposure of African ape sites to climate change…
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Lecture at Primary School in Kabwende
Keiko teaches children living around Volcanoes National Park about gorillas. On February 7, I went to a primary school in Kabwende area. The children were very energetic. At the end of the lecture, I asked, “Who wants to protect mountain gorillas so they can continue to sing their songs?” and most of the children raised…
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Talk event with Prof. Yamagiwa in Kyoto
On December 21st, we held a talk event with Professor Juichi Yamagiwa at Honen-ji Temple in Kyoto. The event was titled “A Tipsy Talk Between Two Gorilla-Obsessed People: Gorillas Without Smartphones.” We talked about the love affair between gorillas while enjoying delicious drinks and snacks, and watching selected footage that Keiko Mori has taken over…
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Talked to kids about gorillas at primary school next to Volcanoes National Park
On December 13, while showing primary school children the gorilla footage that Keiko has been taking for many years, she talked about various topics such as, “What kind of life do gorillas live in the forest?”, “Why is it important to protect gorillas?”, and “If a gorilla stares at you, you have to stare back…
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Covered in The Mainichi news paper
However, a few years ago, while looking back at the photos and footage I had taken, I suddenly realized that the gorillas had stopped singing. The last time I filmed a gorilla humming was around 2013. No matter how many times I looked back at the footage since then, there was no sign of it…
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Talk show with high school students of Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland
I spoke online to high school students of Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland on the theme of “why gorillas must not become extinct.” I introduced videos of the sounds gorillas use to communicate (vocalization), talked about when females transfer groups, and also talked about plans to expand the park. Male gorillas are good fathers. When…
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Online seminar, gorilla photo exhibition at JICA Global Plaza
JICA Global Plaza (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) is holding a special exhibition on the Republic of Rwanda to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of friendly relations between Rwanda and Japan. As a related seminar, Keiko Mori’s online seminar will be held, so please come and join us! [July Monthly Special: Republic of Rwanda]Second Online SeminarI…
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English subtitles on Talk show with an orangutan researcher (vol. 4-6)
We have put English subtitles on episodes 4 to 6 of the talk show we produced last year. Here is the link to the playlist.
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Gorilla Question Box: Do gorillas really say “ooh ooh”?
We accept questions about gorillas and our president, Keiko Mori, who has been photographing gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda for over 10 years, will answer them! She will talk about gorillas from the perspective of a photographer who has fallen in love with gorillas. This time, we received questions from two high school girls.…
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English subtitles on Talk show with an orangutan researcher (vol. 1-3)
We have added English subtitles to the talk show clips vol. 1, 2 and 3 of the total 6 episodes we produced last year. “I wanted to exchange my baby with an orangutan kid!”, “No, I wanted to exchange my husband with a male gorilla!” Amazing conversation! One speaker is Noko Kuze, who continues to…