The mountain gorilla also has the thickest hair. Gorillas are the largest of the great apes, but the western lowland gorilla is the smallest of the subspecies Gorilla, genus of primates containing the largest of the apes
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The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans
Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer
Gorillas live only in tropical forests of equatorial africa Most authorities recognize two species and four subspecies. Learn about these brilliant forest dwellers in our ten top gorilla facts What's a gorilla's favourite food
And why are gorillas endangered? The two gorilla species—the eastern and western gorilla—live in equatorial africa, separated by about 560 miles of congo basin forest Each has a lowland and upland subspecies. Gorilla populations have dramatically declined since the early 1980s, with almost half of the entire eastern gorilla population suspected to have been wiped out.
Watch live video of gorillas at the gorilla rehabilitation and conservation education center (grace) in the democratic republic of the congo, africa.
“the gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans.” the name gorilla actually refers to four different subspecies of animals They share 98 percent of their dna with humans, and they are smart enough to learn sign language and use tools. There are two species, the western gorilla, and the eastern gorilla, separated by the congo river They live in the jungles and tropical forests, where their preferred food proliferates
Leaves, stems, fruits, flowers and other plants.
