TITLE

Nina the gorilla

AUTHOR(S)

Eickhoff, John V.

PUB. DATE

January 1998

SOURCE

Highlights for Children;Jan98, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p24

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Relates the author's experiences with Nina and other gorillas in Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington. How gorillas communicate with each other; Reason why gorillas cannot speak.

ACCESSION #

266

Tags: GORILLA -- Behavior

 

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