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Western lowland gorilla


Western Lowland Gorilla | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund

The western lowland gorilla is the most numerous and widespread of all gorilla subspecies. But their populations are being threatened by poaching and ...

Western lowland gorilla - Wikipedia

The western lowland gorilla is the only subspecies kept in zoos with the exception of Amahoro, a female eastern lowland gorilla at Antwerp Zoo, and a few ...

Western lowland gorilla - National Zoo

Gorillas are the largest of the great apes, but the western lowland gorilla is the smallest of the subspecies. Native to the Congo Basin, the western ...

Western lowland gorilla, facts and photos - National Geographic

Habitat and diet. As the most widespread gorilla subspecies, the western lowland gorilla can be found across more than 270,000 square miles of central and West ...

Western lowland gorilla | WWF - Panda.org

What are the main threats? · Hunting and trade. Hunting is the main threat to western lowland gorillas. · Habitat loss and degradation. Timber is a major export ...

Facts about the western lowland gorilla | IFAW

The western lowland gorilla is one of two subspecies of the western gorilla, the other subspecies being the Cross River gorilla. Western lowland gorillas are ...

Western Lowland Gorilla - Zoo Atlanta

Zoo Atlanta is currently home to one of the largest populations of gorillas in North America. Western lowland gorillas live in troops led by a dominant ...

Western Lowland Gorilla - Denver Zoo

Adaptations · Primarily terrestrial, gorillas walk on all fours by curling their fingers under and walking on their knuckles, called knuckle walking.

Western Lowland Gorilla - Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Meet Our Gorillas. The Los Angeles Zoo is home to seven Western lowland gorillas, living in two groups. Family Group ...

Western Lowland Gorilla Facts and Information - SeaWorld.org

These great apes have black to grayish or reddish-brown hair that covers the body except on face, soles of hands and feet, and upper chest. Male: All males ...

Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Fact Sheet: Summary

These pages are part of the San Diego Zoo Global Library website. Our website provides access to zoo, animal, plant, conservation, ...

Western Lowland Gorillas

Fewer than 150,000 western lowland gorillas remain in the wild. The western lowland gorilla is the most widespread gorilla subspecies, and can be found across ...

Western Lowland Gorilla - Philadelphia Zoo

At the Zoo, our gorilla enclosure consists of a day room connected to the Great Ape Trail with climbing towers, fire hose for swinging on, and a space where ...

Western Lowland Gorilla - San Francisco Zoo & Gardens

You can find the gorillas at the Jones Family Gorilla Preserve, a naturalistic exhibit featuring climbing rocks, tall trees and grass. The Zoo has one adult ...

Western Lowland Gorilla | Saint Louis Zoo

We support a bachelor troop of gorillas at the Saint Louis Zoo. The Saint Louis Zoo also participates in the Species Survival Plan for western lowland gorillas.

Western Lowland Gorilla | Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Western Lowland Gorilla. Gorillas are generally peaceful, shy and amiable unless threatened. Male gorillas will charge toward perceived intruders, but rarely ...

Western Lowland Gorilla | Lincoln Park Zoo

These gorillas live in troops made up of a silverback, females, younger blackback males (between 8-12 years old), juveniles, and infants. Troops generally have ...

Western Lowland Gorilla | North Carolina Zoo

Conservation: North Carolina Zoo is helping to save gorillas in the wild. We equip rangers with the tools they need to track and reduce threats to gorillas as ...

Gorillas - WCS.org

... gorillas, a subspecies of the Eastern gorilla. ... The “Djéké Triangle,”an unlogged forest rich in Critically Endangered western lowland gorillas, is now part of ...

Western Lowland Gorilla - Zoo Knoxville

AZA's Gorilla SAFE Program. To help combat these issues, Zoo Knoxville is a Program Partner of AZA's Gorilla SAFE, which supports conservation of wild gorillas ...