Western lowland gorilla
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The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives in rain forests in Central Africa in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Western lowland gorillas are intelligent, and understand simple sign language. Koko was a famous western lowland gorilla who communicated in sign language.[1]
The western lowland gorilla is the only subspecies kept in zoos, except for one female eastern lowland gorilla named Amahoro who lives at the Antwerp Zoo and a few Mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Western Lowland Gorilla Media
Close-up of male silverback's head at the Leipzig Zoo in Leipzig city, Germany
Western Gorilla Gorilla gorilla (Savage, 1847) - Male - Different views of the same specimen*Locality : Gabon Haut-Ogooué Province Chakès*Size : 26 × 23 × 18cm
Snowflake in the Barcelona Zoo
A baby at Praha Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic
A young western lowland gorilla at the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, DC
A female gorilla measuring depth of water with a branch at Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in northern Republic of the Congo, an example of tool use in gorillas
Western Lowland Gorilla at the Bronx Zoo
Female western lowland gorilla with newborn baby, at Durrell Wildlife Park
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References
- ↑ Patterson, Francine (1981). The Education of Koko. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. ISBN 9780030461019.
- ↑ Prince-Hughes, Dawn (1987). Songs of the Gorilla Nation. Harmony. p. 66. ISBN 1-4000-5058-8.