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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.
Gorillas are the largest living primates, reaching heights between 1.25 and 1.8 metres, weights between 100 and 270 kg, and arm spans up to 2.6 metres, depending on species and sex. They tend to live in troops, with the leader being called a silverback.
Higashiyama Zoo had three adult female gorillas with no male gorilla. The previous silverback, Rikki, had died in 2003. The female gorillas at Higashiyama Zoo were: Oki (born ~ 1956 in the wild, died on 30 December 2010): Oki was around 53 years old when Shabani arrived and died 3 years later. They did not have offspring.
Instead of decreasing, the number of mountain gorillas — a subspecies of eastern gorillas — has risen from 680 a decade ago to just over 1,000 today. The population is split between two ...
African Forest: This complex contains enclosures for chimpanzees and western lowland gorillas, including Shabani the gorilla. Koala House: The zoo has housed and successfully bred koalas due to its sister city relationship with Sydney. Koalas at Higashiyama Zoo. Bird Hall: A walk-through aviary. Outside of the building is an enclosure for ...
Ndakasi was born on 17 April 2007 in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the daughter of silverback Senkwekwe and Nyiransekuye. [1] Alongside her parents, three additional females and three other babies, Ndakasi made up the Kabirizi family. [2]
Winston, a beloved 52-year-old western lowland gorilla and one of the oldest silverbacks in the world, died Saturday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, officials announced.. The elderly gorilla had ...
According to a synopsis, the documentary promises rare, unreleased footage of the viral silverback gorilla. It also shows alleged proof that Harambe tried to return the boy to his parents.