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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.
There has only been one albino western lowland gorilla ever found in the wild or captivity. Snowflake the gorilla lived in the Barcelona Zoo for 36 years and he was the world’s only albino gorilla.
Snowflake was a western lowland gorilla with non-syndromic oculocutaneous albinism. [8] [9] [10] He had poor vision, though tests to determine whether he had a central blind spot did not find one. [11] Barcelona Zoo director Antonio Jonch wrote:
Western Lowland Gorillas Are 'Critically Endangered' According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) the population of these Gorillas has been on a scary decline for decades ...
Western gorillas live in both lowland swamp forests and montane forests, at elevations ranging from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft). [39] Western lowland gorillas live in swamp and lowland forests ranging up to 1,600 m (5,200 ft), and Cross River gorillas live in low-lying and submontane forests ranging from 150–1,600 m (490–5,250 ft).
The Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden welcomed a new inhabitant on Tuesday. Born just a week ago, the yet-to-be-named female Western lowland gorilla took her first ...
Hanabiko, nicknamed "Koko" (July 4, 1971 – June 19, 2018) was a female western lowland gorilla born in the San Francisco Zoo [2] and cross-fostered by Francine Patterson for use in ape language experiments.
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.