“Gorillas are highly intelligent animals with greatly different personalities. Just as with people, there are no two gorillas exactly alike. It is extremely important to gain as much information ahead of time about an individual's idiosyncrasies, diet and health history to make his integration to his new environment as easy as possible.”
“The silverback is in charge. As the young males mature into blackbacks (adolescents), they begin to challenge the silverbacks. He runs them out of the troop and the blackbacks live a bachelor's life until they mature into silverbacks and establish their own groups.”
“We had one on top and everyone else in the back. We just kept pressing and pressing. And I'm just glad (Dever) had the composure to put in the there.”
“We feel like we're playing pretty well at times. We lost three games in the Sarasota tournament alone. Plus, we're a pretty young team. We have eight new freshman players this year.”