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Species of ape
The western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is a great ape found in Africa, one of two species of the hominine genus Gorilla. Large and robust with males weighing
Western_gorilla
Subspecies of ape
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives
Western_lowland_gorilla
Genus of large African apes
into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of humans
Gorilla
Species of ape
the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla). However, genetic research has shown that the two eastern subspecies are far more closely related than the western subspecies:
Eastern_gorilla
Subspecies of the western gorilla
The Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) is a critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla). It was named a new species
Cross_River_gorilla
German-born Dutch Western gorilla (1996–2023)
Bokito (14 March 1996 – 4 April 2023) was a male western gorilla born in captivity, who lived most of his life in Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo in Rotterdam
Bokito_(gorilla)
Subspecies of the eastern gorilla
subspecies Gorilla gorilla gorilla (western lowland gorilla), Gorilla gorilla graueri (lowland gorillas found west of the Virungas) and Gorilla gorilla beringei
Mountain_gorilla
Subspecies of ape
The eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) or Grauer's gorilla is a Critically Endangered subspecies of eastern gorilla endemic to the mountainous
Eastern_lowland_gorilla
American animated television character
"Magilla Gorilla", "Punkin Puss" and "Ricochet Rabbit"). Magilla Gorilla (voiced by Allan Melvin) is a fun-loving yet trouble-prone anthropomorphic Western gorilla
Magilla_Gorilla
Western lowland gorilla
2017) was a western gorilla widely known as the first gorilla to be born in captivity anywhere in the world and the oldest known gorilla in the world
Colo_(gorilla)
Only known gorilla with albinism
Neige; c. 1964 – 24 November 2003) was a western lowland gorilla who is the world's only known white gorilla to date. He was kept at Barcelona Zoo in
Snowflake_(gorilla)
Thought experiment and Internet meme
"100 men versus a gorilla" is a satirical thought experiment originating from the Internet concerning the winner of a hypothetical battle between one
100_men_versus_a_gorilla
Animal at Toronto Zoo, Canada (1972–2024)
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
Charles_the_Gorilla
Family of primates
Gorilla Western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla Western lowland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla Cross River gorilla, Gorilla gorilla diehli Eastern gorilla
Hominidae
Subspecies of ape
Retrieved 8 August 2021. Meder, A. (1995). "Men who named the African apes". Gorilla Journal (11). Germany. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008
Western_chimpanzee
Species of great ape
Pongo (the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan); Gorilla (the eastern and western gorilla); Pan (the chimpanzee and the bonobo); and Homo, of which
Chimpanzee
American primatologist (1932–1985)
and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985. She studied them daily in the
Dian_Fossey
Gorilla known for protecting a child that had fallen in his enclosure
Jambo (17 April 1961 – 16 September 1992) was a gorilla housed at Durrell Wildlife Park in Jersey, Channel Islands. He was involved in an incident in
Jambo
Captive gorilla studied by researchers
nicknamed "Koko" (July 4, 1971 – June 19, 2018), was a female western lowland gorilla born in the San Francisco Zoo and cross-fostered by Francine Patterson
Koko_(gorilla)
Oldest recorded male gorilla (1961–2022)
(c. 1961 – January 25, 2022), was an African-born western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) who was a subject of research at the Yerkes National
Ozzie_(gorilla)
Largest primates
PMID 28116351. Csomos, Rebecca Ann. "Gorilla gorilla (western gorilla)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 22 January 2023. Male gorillas have stocky bodies standing
List_of_largest_primates
Species of hominid in the genus Homo
gibbons (family Hylobatidae), next orangutans (genus Pongo), then gorillas (genus Gorilla), and finally, chimpanzees and bonobos (genus Pan). The last split
Human
Captive gorilla (1999–2016)
(/hə.ˈrɑːm.beɪ/, hə-RAHM-bay; May 27, 1999 – May 28, 2016) was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo. On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old
Harambe
1994 children's book by Peggy Rathmann
mouse that holds a banana on his hand. Unbeknownst to Joe, a sneaky western gorilla pickpockets the keys, and follows Joe through the zoo to quietly unlock
Good_Night,_Gorilla
Species of ape
orangutan (P. tapanuliensis) Homininae Gorilla (Gorillas) Eastern gorilla (G. beringei) Western gorilla (G. gorilla) Hominini Pan Bonobo (P. paniscus) Chimpanzee
Tapanuli_orangutan
Species of great ape
to typically engage in face-to-face genital sex, although a pair of western gorillas has also been photographed in this position. Bonobos do not form permanent
Bonobo
Any social behaviour related to fighting
puffing up and appearing to be the biggest will win the territory. Male western gorillas display a wide range of both vocal and gestural communications when
Agonistic_behaviour
Species of ape
Southeast Asia. The Bornean orangutan is the third-largest ape after the western gorilla, and the largest truly arboreal (or tree-dwelling) extant ape. Body
Bornean_orangutan
Subfamily of mammals
Gorilla Western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla Western lowland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla Cross River gorilla, Gorilla gorilla diehli Eastern gorilla
Homininae
Subspecies of ape
important role as seed dispersers. Even though central chimpanzees and western lowland gorillas overlap the environment in which they live in they do not compete
Central_chimpanzee
Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birutė Galdikas
natural environments. Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees; Dian Fossey studied gorillas; and Biruté Galdikas studied orangutans. They are sometimes called Leakey’s
The_Trimates
Genus of hominins
Africa, and H. neanderthalensis emerged around the same time in Europe and Western Asia. H. sapiens dispersed from Africa in several waves, from possibly
Homo
Western lowland gorilla (1946–1978)
Guy the Gorilla (1946–1978) was a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) who was London Zoo's most famous resident and often profiled on children's
Guy_the_Gorilla
Tribe of mammals
(chimpanzees and bonobos), and in standard usage exclude the genus Gorilla (gorillas), which is grouped separately within the subfamily Homininae. The
Hominini
Western lowland gorilla
Timmy (1959 – August 2, 2011) was a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and a 25-year-long resident of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. He was
Timmy_(gorilla)
American Protestant clergyman, missionary, physician, and naturalist
anatomist Jeffries Wyman with the scientific name Troglodytes gorilla, now known as the western gorilla. Armentrout, Donald S. (2000). "Savage, Thomas Staughton
Thomas_S._Savage
Genus of Asian apes
subfamily Ponginae, which diverged genetically from the other hominids (gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans) between 19.3 and 15.7 million years ago. The
Orangutan
Kokomo was a female western lowland gorilla that lived in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. She was moved from the Oklahoma City Zoo to the San Diego Zoo
Kokomo_(gorilla)
white-cheeked gibbon Species Eastern gorilla Eastern lowland gorilla Western gorilla Cross River gorilla Western lowland gorilla Bornean orangutan Sumatran orangutan
List of critically endangered mammals
List_of_critically_endangered_mammals
Topics referred to by the same term
(bird), a genus of small bird Troglodytes gorilla, an archaic synonym of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) Troglodyte (band), a metal band from Kansas
Troglodyte
Human-acculturated gorilla (1920–1926)
called Sultan, was a Western gorilla who was captured in August 1923 in the French Congo when he was about three years old. The gorilla then passed into the
John_Daniel_II
Subspecies of ape
orangutan (P. tapanuliensis) Homininae Gorilla (Gorillas) Eastern gorilla (G. beringei) Western gorilla (G. gorilla) Hominini Pan Bonobo (P. paniscus) Chimpanzee
Eastern_chimpanzee
Zoo gorilla (1951-1968)
Bobo (1951–1968) was a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) who was a prominent feature of Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, United
Bobo_(gorilla)
Western lowland gorilla
2018) was a western lowland gorilla who lived in captivity at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, UK. He was one of the longest lived gorillas in captivity
Nico_(gorilla)
Western gorilla, Brookfield Zoo, b. 1988
Binti Jua (born March 17, 1988) is a female western lowland gorilla resident at the Brookfield Zoo, in Brookfield, Illinois, outside Chicago, United States
Binti_Jua
Species of ape
Meng Bonobo Environmental issues in Indonesia Fauna of Indonesia Mountain gorilla Singleton, I.; Wich , S.A.; Nowak, M.; Usher, G.; Utami-Atmoko, S.S. (2023)
Sumatran_orangutan
Gorilla (1962–2012)
Ivan (1962 – August 21, 2012) was a western lowland gorilla born in 1962 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was captured from the
Ivan_(gorilla)
Genus of African great ape
using the generalized term chimpanzees, or chimps. Together with humans, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae (the great apes
Pan_(genus)
Western lowland gorilla
Max (6 March 1971 – 5 May 2004) was a western lowland gorilla held at the Johannesburg Zoo who in 1997 was shot and wounded by Isaac Mofokeng, a criminal
Max_(gorilla)
Subtribe of mammals
orangutan (P. tapanuliensis) Homininae Gorilla (Gorillas) Eastern gorilla (G. beringei) Western gorilla (G. gorilla) Hominini Pan Bonobo (P. paniscus) Chimpanzee
Panina
Male gorilla (born 1999)
Louis the Gorilla (born May 12, 1999) is a western lowland gorilla who is known for walking upright in order to avoid muddying his hands. A clip of Louis
Louis_(gorilla)
Orangutan subfamily of apes
orangutan (P. tapanuliensis) Homininae Gorilla (Gorillas) Eastern gorilla (G. beringei) Western gorilla (G. gorilla) Hominini Pan Bonobo (P. paniscus) Chimpanzee
Ponginae
Circus animal (1929–1949)
Gargantua (1929 - November 1949) was a captive western lowland gorilla famed for being exhibited by the Ringling Brothers circus. He has been credited
Gargantua_(gorilla)
Male gorilla (1990–2022)
Ambam (14 April 1990 – 1 October 2022) was a male western lowland gorilla who gained notoriety in a 2011 viral video for walking upright at Port Lympne
Ambam_(gorilla)
IUCN conservation category
Western gorilla, a species of Gorilla with a conservation status of critically endangered, due to habitat loss and hunting for bushmeat.
Critically_endangered
Western lowland gorilla (born 1981)
Ndume ("En-doo-may"; born October 10, 1981) is a male western lowland gorilla known for having learned a number of signs adapted from American Sign Language
Ndume
List of notable non-human apes
for 50 years. Binti Jua, a gorilla living in Brookfield Zoo, saved a boy in 1996. Bobo (1951–1968), a western lowland gorilla, lived in the Lowman family
List_of_individual_apes
western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), the endangered eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla berengei graueri), the endangered mountain gorilla
Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wildlife_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Gorilla residing in Japan (born 1996)
Shabani (born 20 October 1996) is a male western lowland gorilla, born at the Apenheul Primate Park in the Netherlands, raised in Australia and currently
Shabani_(gorilla)
Gorilla
December 1984) was a male western lowland gorilla who reached the age of 54 years. At the time, this was the oldest gorilla ever recorded, though later
Massa_(gorilla)
Superfamily of primates
Tapanuli orangutan, P. tapanuliensis Genus Gorilla: gorillas Western gorilla, G. gorilla Eastern gorilla, G. beringei Genus Homo: humans Human, H. sapiens
Ape
Western lowland gorilla in Arkansas, USA
Trudy (1956 - 24 July 2019) was a western lowland gorilla residing in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the United States. She was estimated to have been born
Trudy_(gorilla)
Sculpture of Guy the Gorilla, Crystal Palace Park, London
the Gorilla, a western lowland gorilla brought from West Africa to London Zoo in 1947. It became a Grade II listed structure in 2016. Guy the Gorilla was
Gorilla_(sculpture)
Gorilla
Samson (1949– November 27, 1981) was a male silverback western lowland gorilla given to the Washington Park Zoo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by the Pabst
Samson_(gorilla)
Legendary human-like creatures
looking normal, or as a skeleton with extremely long nails. Like modern western ghost lore, it may be aware of its surroundings, or just going through
Mythic_humanoids
System of naming taxonomic ranks below species
jamaicensis)." Examples include Gorilla gorilla gorilla (Savage and Wyman, 1847) for the western lowland gorilla and Gorilla gorilla diehli (Matschie, 1903) for
Trinomial_nomenclature
British archaeologist and naturalist (1903–1972)
field of primatology, immersing themselves in the study of chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans, respectively. Leakey also encouraged and supported many
Louis_Leakey
Mythical ape-like creature from Asia
patrol soldiers captured a hairy two-legged female creature similar to a gorilla that ate meat and vegetation. This was later revealed as a hoax or possibly
Yeti
Animal self-awareness test
after one year without access to mirrors. Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla): Findings for western gorillas have been mixed, more so than for the other
Mirror_test
Topics referred to by the same term
title of respect "daughter of" in Malaysian names Binti Jua, female western gorilla in the Brookfield Zoo, outside Chicago Binti (2019 film), Belgian film
Binti
Lowland gorilla at the Dallas Zoo
September 4, 2008) was a western lowland gorilla who resided at the Dallas Zoo in Dallas, Texas. Jenny was the world's oldest gorilla in captivity at the time
Jenny_(gorilla)
Cryptid from Australian folklore
"yahoo", also referred to as the hairy man, Australian ape, or Australian gorilla, which was a subject of various reports in the nineteenth century. Joyner
Yowie
Record lifespan in captive animals
(11 April 2025). "Älteste Gorilla-Dame der Welt: Fatou feiert 68. Geburtstag im Berliner Zoo" [World's oldest female gorilla: Fatou celebrates her 68th
List of maximum animal lifespans in captivity
List_of_maximum_animal_lifespans_in_captivity
Meat hunted in tropical forests
pangolin species. Between 1983 and 2002, the Gabon populations of western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) and common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) were estimated to
Bushmeat
Creature suit
Gorilla suits are a type of creature suit resembling a gorilla. The gorilla suit is a popular Halloween and costume party costume, and is also used as
Gorilla_suit
Animals in mammal order Primates
2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023. Western gorilla: Kingdon 2015, p. 91 Csomos, Rebecca Ann (2008). "Gorilla gorilla". Animal Diversity Web. University
List_of_primates
Root of a phylogenetic tree
counts taken from the source indicated. Within the great apes, gorillas (eastern and western) are a sister group to chimpanzees, bonobos and humans. These
Basal_(phylogenetics)
Species in mammal superfamily Hominoidea
Members of this superfamily are called hominoids or apes, and include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos, and humans. Hominoidea is one
List_of_hominoids
Ecoregion of Central Africa
Republic the of Congo. This is rich forest home to large mammals such as western gorillas, chimpanzees, forest elephants and African buffalo, as well as many
Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests
Atlantic_Equatorial_coastal_forests
Gorilla born in Central Park Zoo
female western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) born to Lulu and Kongo at the Central Park Zoo in New York City. She was the first baby gorilla successfully
Pattycake_(gorilla)
fat dormouse Gorilla gorilla (Savage, 1847) — western gorilla Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758) — wolverine Hoolock hoolock (Harlan, 1834) — western hoolock gibbon
List_of_tautonyms
Tribe of mammals
Gorillini is a taxonomic tribe containing three genera: Gorilla and the extinct Chororapithecus and (possibly) Nakalipithecus. Wood, Bernard; Harrison
Gorillini
American actor (1902–1976)
He also was a stuntman and frequently acted as silver screen gorillas using his own gorilla costumes. In 1937, Corrigan purchased land in the Santa Susana
Ray_"Crash"_Corrigan
2020 film by Stephen Gaghan
accent and Dolittle's most trusted adviser. Rami Malek as Chee-Chee, a western gorilla who suffers from fear caused by PTSD from poachers. John Cena as Yoshi
Dolittle_(film)
Region of Uganda
Republic of the Congo (DRC). Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is the smallest national park located in south western Uganda, located in Kisoro District. It
Western_Region,_Uganda
Animal conservation group
Mefou forest. Some of these Apes include the Western gorilla, Western lowland gorilla, Cross River gorilla, and the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee. With more
Ape_Action_Africa
Western lowland, SF Zoo (1958–2006)
Pogo (1958 – May 24, 2006) was a female western lowland gorilla who was a feature of the Gorilla World exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo. Pogo was a childless
Pogo_(gorilla)
American animated television series
The Magilla Gorilla Show is an American animated television series starring Magilla Gorilla. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for
The_Magilla_Gorilla_Show
November 2024. "Western Lowland Gorilla". Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 21 September 2025. "L.A. Zoo Wrestles With Gorilla Escapes". ABC
List_of_zoo_escapes
American professional wrestler (1937–1999)
Marella (June 4, 1937 – October 6, 1999), better known by his ring name, Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator
Gorilla_Monsoon
Calendar year
including a preliminary genome sequence for chimpanzees. A newborn western gorilla was observed for the first time in 50 years in the Léfini Faunal Reserve
2004
Western lowland gorilla (c.1960–2008)
Mumba (c. 1960–October 2008) was a western lowland gorilla from Africa who was taken to Canada as an infant. Initially raised by a human family, he spent
Mumba_(gorilla)
German Army officer (1865–1940)
species was named Gorilla beringei in his honor, a gorilla species distinct from the previously discovered western gorilla ("Gorilla gorilla"). This new species
Friedrich_Robert_von_Beringe
Communication to start a relationship with someone or to get sexual contact
physical aggression. In the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), dominant males exhibit agonistic behavior toward female gorillas at very high rates, with
Courtship_display
Group of apes reported as cryptids
from western gorillas. Karl Ammann, a Swiss Kenyan photographer and anti-bushmeat campaigner, first visited the city in 1996, looking for the gorillas. Instead
Bili_ape
Group of Old World monkeys and apes
lesser apes (gibbons); and Hominidae, the great apes, including orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, humans, and related extinct genera, such as the prehuman
Catarrhini
National park in Uganda
notable for the 400 Bwindi gorillas, half of the world's population of the endangered mountain gorillas. Fourteen mountain gorilla groups live in four different
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi_Impenetrable_National_Park
Suborder of primates
Black spider monkey Hamadryas baboon Lar gibbon Sumatran orangutan Western gorilla Chimpanzee Humans Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum:
Haplorhini
(Gray, 1825) Gorilla (I. Geoffroy, 1852) Gorilla beringei (Matschie, 1903) - eastern gorilla Gorilla gorilla (Savage, 1847) - Western gorilla Pan (Oken,
List_of_primates_of_Africa
US non-profit organization
Barbara F. Hiller. It was created in order to purchase a female western lowland gorilla named Koko from the San Francisco Zoo. Patterson had been attempting
The_Gorilla_Foundation
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