An account of the first baby gorilla born at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, her various social encounters, and her move to the Busch Gardens Myombe Reserve.
Reveals how the world's gorilla population is being threatened by poachers and the destruction of their natural habitats and describes how various groups are trying to save the gorillas from becoming extinct.
Describes how gorillas and chimpanzees live, the differences between the two primates, and how they are threatened by poachers and the clearance of tropical forests which are their homes.
Photographer Richard Sobol records his journey into the rain forests of Uganda's national parks where he spies on African mountain gorillas as they eat their morning meal of leaves. Includes information about efforts to save the gorillas.