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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.
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.
Timmy (gorilla) (1959–2011), died at 52 as the oldest male gorilla in North America; Willie B. (1959–2000), a silverback gorilla kept in isolation for 27 years, became head of a troop and father of five.
Azizi, a 20-year-old silverback male western lowland gorilla, arrived at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Jan. 10. He has spent the past month acclimating to his new environment and getting acquainted ...
The exhibit, which is a 6.5-acre enclosure, provides home to approximately 20 gorillas. The two Bronx Zoo gorilla families, including Timmy's, were among the largest breeding groups of western lowland gorillas in North America. Timmy actually proved to be a bigger star in New York City than he was in Cleveland. [11]
Mountain gorillas live in large family groups headed up by a dominant male gorilla known as a silverback due to the saddle of silver hair on the back of some of the older males. The gorillas seen ...
Charles the Gorilla (c. September 23, 1972 – October 29, 2024) was a wild-born western lowland gorilla from Gabon, West Africa who was notable for being the silverback of the Toronto Zoo's gorilla troop from September 1974 until his death in October 2024.
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.