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Pseudogorilla Elliot, 1913. Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or five subspecies.
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This article is about the Gorilla, a genus of primates that contains the largest of the apes. It provides information on their physical characteristics, behavior and habitat, diet, reproduction and life expectancy. The article also mentions how gorillas are becoming increasingly rare due to human destruction of its forest habitat and hunting for bu...
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The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans; both groups last shared a common ancestor about 10 million years ago. Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer. Most authorities recognize two species and four subspecies of gorillas live only in tropical forests of equatorial Africa.
The gorilla is robust, powerful with black skin and hair, large nostrils, small ears, prominent brow ridges; males are twice as heavy as females with height 1.7 meters (5.5 feet) weight 135-220 kg (300-485 pounds), active during day time primarily terrestrial usually walking on all four limbs called knuckle walking; diet vegetarian leaves stalks sh...
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The largest of the great apes, gorillas are stocky animals with broad chests and shoulders, large, human-like hands, and small eyes set into hairless faces. 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.
Gorillas are like to eat roots, shoots, fruit, bark, and wild celery! Learn more amazing facts about the gorilla in this video from National Geographic Kids....
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There are two species of gorilla, both of which live in equatorial Africa (located on or near the Equator), separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest. Each species of gorilla has a lowland and upland subspecies. The two species, The Western Gorilla and Eastern Gorilla, and each species has two subspecies.
Learn about the endangered subspecies of eastern gorilla that lives in the mountains of central Africa. Find out how they are adapted, social, and threatened by human activities.
Dec 6, 2016 · Gorillas. Gorillas are some of the most powerful and striking animals, not only for their size and force, but also for their gentle human like behavior. They play a crucial role in local biodiversity, roaming through large territories and helping, for example, to spread the seeds of the fruit they consume.
