Western gorilla
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The western gorilla is a great ape found in Africa, one of two species of the hominine genus Gorilla. Large and robust with males weighing around 168 kilograms, the species is found in a region of mid
Male gorilla in SF zoo
Gorilla gorilla at the Bronx Zoo 007
Western lowland gorilla
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Cross River gorilla
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The Cross River gorilla is a critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla. It was named a new species in 1904 by Paul Matschie, a mammalian taxonomist working at the Humboldt University Zoo
Western gorilla
…the eastern gorilla. Two subspecies are recognised: the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is found in most of West Africa; while the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) is limited to a smaller range in the north at the border of Cameroon and Nigeria. Both subspecies are critically endangered…
Cross river gorilla
Facial view of an adult Cross River Gorilla in Mefou sanctuary
Nyango, the only known Cross River gorilla in captivity. She died on October 10, 2016.