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Eastern lowland gorillas will also eat insects, preferably ants. [41] Western lowland gorillas depend on fruits more than the others and they are more dispersed across their range. [ 42 ] They travel even farther than the other gorilla subspecies, at 1,105 m (0.687 mi) per day on average, and have larger home ranges of 7–14 km 2 (2.7–5.4 sq ...
A silverback and child at Kahuzi-Biéga National Park. Eastern lowland gorillas are highly sociable and very peaceful, living in groups of two to over 30. A group usually consists of one silverback, several females and their offspring. Silverbacks are strong and each group has one dominant leader (see alpha male). These males protect their ...
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two Critically Endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives in montane, primary and secondary forest and lowland swampland in central Africa in Angola (Cabinda Province), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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Directed by conservationist Erik E. Crown, "Harambe" focuses on the critical endangerment of silverback gorillas and the downside of animal captivity in zoos. A portion of the movie's proceeds ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Subspecies of the eastern gorilla Mountain gorilla Male mountain gorilla Female and baby mountain gorillas Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates ...
Ivan was one of the oldest gorillas in captivity when he died. Zoo Atlanta honored the request made by Ivan's original owners to have his remains cremated and returned to Tacoma, Washington. People sent birthday and holiday cards to Ivan throughout his life at Zoo Atlanta, and also sent flowers and condolence cards after his death. [1]