Female Gallery

Grauers gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri)

Grauer's gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri), mother and infant on the slope of Mount Karisimbi, a dormant volcano 4507 m high. Grauer's gorillas used to be known as Eastern lowland gorillas. Little is known of them, not even a good estimate of their numbers but they occur in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, areas that have suffered much social disruption and warfare. Mount Karisimbi, Ruhengeri, Northern Province, Rwanda

Gambels quails (Callipepla gambelii)

Gambel's quails (Callipepla gambelii), male, left, and female, drinking from a waterhole. Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Yaku sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae)

Yaku sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae), a variety of sika deer native to Yakushima island, not regarded as a subspecies, in World Heritage listed virgin forest. Kirishima-Yaku National Park, Osumi Islands off Kyushu island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

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