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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 social animals and suffer when isolated from their species. And, as gorillas are endangered, the zoo expected to breed Koko. [10] But Patterson felt that she had become Koko's "mother" [11] and convinced the zoo to let her move the gorilla to Stanford. Once at Stanford, Patterson worked to wrest custody of Koko from San Francisco Zoo.
A gorilla has died after not waking up from general anaesthesia at Paignton Zoo. Kivu, a 22-year-old western lowland gorilla, died on Thursday following a health check. The zoo said Kivu's keepers ...
On May 2018, 2016, officials at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden shot and killed the western lowland gorilla after a child fell into his enclosure and into his grasp. "Dude was in self ...
Guests view the animals through two glass observation windows and three other locations. [17] On January 18, 2020, an endangered western lowland gorilla was born at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first to be born there in over two decades. [18] Plants in the exhibit include palms, pomegranates, and ferns. [17]
According to a press release from the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo published on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2-year-old western lowland gorilla Eyare died on the morning of Nov. 12 after a keeper ...
The Fort Worth Zoo has announced the birth of Jameela, its third gorilla baby and the first to be born via Cesarean section at the zoo. Fort Worth Zoo Western lowland gorillas are a critically ...
In 2011, Werribee Zoo gained three male western lowland gorillas from Melbourne Zoo. These consist of an adult silverback and his two sons. The new public display gorilla habitat is a 10,000 m 2 (2.5 acres) sanctuary that features wide-open spaces, climbing structures and indoor facilities.