Researchers believe the two slain gorillas were young silverback males who recently reached maturity and were forced out of family groups. They were apparently killed for food Friday by Hutu militiamen who became trapped on the park's lush volanic slopes by a military cordon and were unable to sneak out for food. KLI Fellowships Available . The KLI is a private, non-profit institution which primarily supports theoretical research in evolutionary developmental biology as well as in evolutionary cognitive science. The KLI also runs a small animal facility for selected empirical projects in evolution and cognition research.
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