Hi! My name is Arika Wussow, and I'm currently a junior at the
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, majoring in Biology with a
Biomedical concentration, Pre-Veterinary Medicine, and Art. When I'm
not busy with classes and working at a local veterinary hospital, I
enjoy playing soccer and lacrosse, painting, reading, playing the
piano, hiking, photography, and spending as much time as possible
outdoors!I have always had a great love of nature and a particular affinity for the Great Apes. This webpage was created as a project for my Organismal Biology class during the spring of 2008; I chose the Western Gorilla as my subject because I am fascinated by their intelligence and their ability to be gentle and compassionate, despite their enormous size and strength. Many behaviors and adaptations observed in the Western Gorilla, such as tool use and communication skills, also have great potential to further our understanding of how humans evolved from our quadrupedal cousins. One day, I hope to have the opportunity to work with apes, such as the Western Gorilla, to complete research in the field of primatology and to help educate the public about their plight and the importance of protecting these amazing creatures.
I hope you enjoyed my website and learned something new about Gorilla gorilla. If you want to learn even more detailed information about them and other primates, check out the materials I used as references on your own. To
find out more about other interesting species, explore my
classmates' webpages at MultipleOrganisms.net!
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Question or Comments? Feel free to contact me at wussow.arik@students.uwlax.edu.
Site designed by Arika Wussow. Last updated April 2008.
MultipleOrganisms.net University of Wisconsin-La Crosse