The SciFri Book Club Visits ‘Gorillas in the Mist’
23:38 minutes
Listen to some gorilla vocalizations via the links below. Courtesy of Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
- Belch Exchange, a sound gorillas use to express well-being
- Pig Grunt, a sound gorillas use to express annoyance, or to warn others to stop what they are doing
- Rumble Exchange
- Chutter
Segment Guests
Flora Lichtman
Flora Lichtman is a host of Science Friday. In a previous life, she lived on a research ship where apertivi were served on the top deck, hoisted there via pulley by the ship’s chef.
Annette Heist
Annette Heist is a former senior producer for Science Friday.
Annette Lanjouw
Annette Lanjouw is vice president for strategic initiatives and great ape programs at the Arcus Foundation and co-author, with Gene Eckhart, of Mountain Gorillas: Biology Conservation, and Coexistence (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008) in New York, New York.
Meet the Producer
About Annette Heist
Annette Heist is a former senior producer for Science Friday.