Mountain gorilla
Mountain gorillas are gorillas from Eastern Africa. Some live in the Virunga Mountains of Central Africa, within three national parks. The other lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park of Uganda.
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| Male | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Genus: | Gorilla |
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| Subspecies: | G. b. beringei[1]
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| Trinomial name | |
| Gorilla beringei beringei[1] Matschie, 1903
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| Distribution range in blue | |
Mountain Gorilla Media
Gorilla Taxonomy
Silverback of Ntambara group, in typical resting attitude
The image was taken during 5 weeks of traveling on an overlander camping tour through east and south Africa in 2015
Young gorilla, two-three years old
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References
- ↑ Groves, Colin. Mammal Species of the World (16 November 2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 181–182. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Hickey, J. R.. 'Gorilla beringei ssp. beringei'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 (2018)IUCN. p. e.T39999A17989719.