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| Table 1. Composition of gorilla groups found during the 2002 census. SB = silverback male, MED = Medium size (ie adult female or blackback male), Unknown = nests for which the dung size and therefore age class could not be determined. |
| Group |
Type |
58 |
MED |
AdF |
Juv |
Inf |
Total |
| Kyagurilo |
Habituated |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
3 |
14 |
| Mubare |
Habituated |
1 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
3 |
11 |
| Habinyanja Habituated |
1 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
|
6 |
20 |
| Rushegura Habituated |
1 |
|
5 |
|
|
2 |
8 |
| Nkuringo |
Habituated |
2 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
|
2 |
19 |
| G7 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
7 |
| 12 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
10 |
| K1 |
Unhabituated |
2 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
|
3 |
23 |
| L1 |
Unhabituated |
2 |
12 |
3 |
5 |
|
3 |
25 |
| M6 |
Unhabituated |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
12 |
| M7 |
Unhabituated |
2 |
8 |
|
4 |
|
|
14 |
| M5 |
Unhabituated |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
6 |
| 04 |
Unhabituated |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
| 05 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
7 |
| CC8 |
Unhabituated |
3 |
5 |
|
4 |
|
|
12 |
| CC9 |
Unhabituated |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
7 |
| 001 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
4 |
10 |
| W1 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
2 |
10 |
| W2-4 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
10 |
| 02 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
5 |
| 04 |
Unhabituated |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
4 |
12 |
| R2 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
|
5 |
14 |
| CC1 |
Un habituated |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
| 002 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
5 |
| G1 |
Unhabituated |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
9 |
| V4 |
Unhabituated |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
| Y1 |
Unhabituated |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
5 |
| 01 |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| 01 |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| M2 |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| W2-3A |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| V2 |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| AA1 |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| CC7 |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| CC4 |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| GG1 |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| 003 |
Lone male |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Table 2. Population comparisons between 1997 and 2002 |
|
1997 |
2002 |
Total population count |
300 |
320 |
Number of groups |
28 |
27 |
Number of solitary males |
7 |
10 |
Mean group size |
10.2 |
11.3 |
range |
2 to 23 |
3 to 25 |
Proportion immatures |
37% |
36% |
|
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