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Mountain gorillas are the most severely endangered, with an estimated population of about 880 left in the wild and none in zoos. [15] [99] Threats to gorilla survival include habitat destruction and poaching for the bushmeat trade. Gorillas are closely related to humans, and are susceptible to diseases that humans also get infected by.
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 ...
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.
While respiratory infections can be relatively mild in humans, they can have major consequences in apes like gorillas and chimpanzees. Gorillas keep their distance too, preventing disease spread ...
The danger of hunters has led these creatures to fear humans and human contact, so sightings of the Cross River gorilla are rare. [31] Cross River gorillas try to avoid nesting in grasslands and farms, which causes the remaining forest to become fragmented. [27] However, the Cross River gorilla's habitat has become degraded and fragmented.
Just before 8 o’clock on a snowy Wednesday morning, deep in a maze of doors and steel fencing in the basement of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, a 30-year-old gorilla named Mokolo is getting a ...
Many Silverback Mountain Gorillas do see eye contact as a challenge. A male gorilla will keep his eyes open to any challengers that might threaten the safety of his family.
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 group from danger.