Western Lowland Gorilla
From Freepedia
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| Image:Gorillas Edinburgh Zoo 2004 SMC.jpg Yinka ♀ and Sam Sam ♂, Edinburgh Zoo | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gorilla gorilla gorilla (Savage, 1847) |
The Western Lowland Gorilla is a subspecies of the Western Gorilla that lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests and lowland swamps throughout all or parts of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Of all gorillas it is the least endangered and is the gorilla that you will usually find in zoos.
The Western Lowland Gorilla eats plants and, occasionally, insects. They live in family groupings consisting of one dominant male, 5 to 7 adult females, children and adolescents, and possibly a few non-dominant males.
External links
- The Gorilla Foundation
- The Big Zoo: Western Lowland Gorilla
- Zoo.org: Western Lowland Gorilla
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Western Lowland Gorilla
- Oklahoma City Zoo: Western Lowland Gorilla
