At this meeting at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, hosted in conjunction with Counterpoint Networking in Hythe, we had a talk from Phil Ridges one of the leading experts in gorilla husbandry. His talk was very informative, in fact it was so interesting and compelling that he spoke for long enough to miss his session at the gym! (But this was very much appreciated by all who attended!)
Phil shared his vast knowledge of gorilla husbandry while the very interested local businesspeople who attended fired questions at him! He talked about rearing gorillas from babies, the different ways in which gorillas can live together (including bachelor groups) and how gorillas are reintroduced to the wild. Gorillas have a similar gestation period to humans, although gorilla babies reach maturity much more quickly than we do. We heard about gorilla feeding times and how just like in humans some gorillas love marmite, while others don’t!! Phil’s passion and knowledge on the subject was astounding and we were all so interested we could have listened to him talk all night!
Visit this site regularly as we will have updates on all the animals including the gorillas.
