Gorilla plays Donkey Kong?

The gorillas were just hanging out at the San Francisco Zoo when a kid dropped his Nintendo DSi XL and they picked it up! So we don't know what game they were playing but maybe it was Donkey Kong! Though if it was they probably would just let Donkey Kong win.

In a related story - a gorilla gets a new game but after he asks his Dad to change the batteries he has a hard time getting it back.

(Story and Pictures via Gizmodo)

Take a Picture of some Mountain Gorillas...

..before you DIE

Askmen.com had a story about the top 100 things you should take pictures of before you die! I know it sounds scary. But the number 1 item in the section "Wildlife" was (da dada da!) MOUNTAIN GORILLAS!

Pretty cool! Click here for more

Now we just have to find out why there isn't a website askmonkey.com or askmojo.com

Gorilla Glass-Unbreakable

We all know how strong a Gorilla can be (see above) - and you can imagine how bad it could be if you broke your mobile phone (with its glass screen). But what if your glass was made strong enough that even a gorilla (or maybe a bear) couldn't break it?

Cool eh? Click Here for more

Hang out with this Gorilla

(Picture Via Geekologie )

This guy just loves Hanging Around - get it? This is a piece of Art - a Gorilla made completely of coat hangers by Scottish artist David Mach.

Now if I could just find a place to hang my coat -what?!- David took all the hangers??

Fall into the GAP

No not that GAP - but the Great Ape Protection project!

GAP's purpose is to guarantee the basic rights to life, freedom and non-torture of the non-human great apes – Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Orangutans and Bonobos, the closest relatives in the animal kingdom to humans.

We have covered lots of stories here at Piece of MoJo in which non-human primates have been abused by humans, and its good to see an organization such as GAP is out there fighting for the rights of non-human primates, and at the same time protecting them.

Rights to live along with freedom is very important to me - and my fellow monkeys; just as I'm sure its important to you! Some stories have come out in the past year that would hurt non-human primates rights- so you can see why an organization like this is so important.

If you would like more information on GAP - check out their website: http://www.greatapeproject.org

Watch out Ladies - here comes Yeboah!

(Mjukuu (age 10) shows off a picture of Yeboah - via Daily Mail)

Hi Everybody! It's me - MoJo

There are three lonely female gorillas in a zoo in London that will soon be joined by a French Male Gorilla named Yeboah. Yeboah is a 12-year-old gorilla leaving his current home in at La Boissiere Du Dore Zoo in northwest France and headed to the British Capital by the end of the year as he packs his things.

The three female gorillas (Zaire (34), Effie (16), and Mjukuu (10))were given posters of Yeboah to prepare them for their new friend and they all went bonkers. One female gorilla shrieked in delight, while another wedged the poster in a tree to stare at it. A third, clearly overcome by emotion, held the photo close to her chest -- then ate it. This will be their first male visitor since last December.

For More on this story go to the London Zoo, the Daily Mail, and CNN

I wonder if they would like a poster of Me?

Bye
-MoJo