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	Gorilla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The gorilla, the largest of the primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of central Africa.
		A female gorilla in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo was recorded using a stick to gauge the depth of water whilst crossing a swamp.
		Gorillas were frequently used as a gimmick to sell comics during the Silver Age of Comic Books: see Gorillas in comics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gorilla (1054 words)

	Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla graueri)
		Gorillas are the largest of the primates, weighing p to 400 pounds.
		Gorillas walk on all fours, but use the knuckles on their hands instead of their palms.
		Gorilla : Struggle for Survival in the Virungas
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Eastern_Lowland_Gorilla.asp (299 words)

	MSN Encarta - Gorilla
		Gorilla, largest of the great apes and one of the closest living relatives of the human species.
		Although nearly all gorillas found in zoos are western gorillas rather than eastern gorillas, a subspecies of the eastern gorilla commonly known as the mountain gorilla is most familiar due to extensive research and popular documentary and motion-picture portrayals of its life in the wild.
		Gorilla coats are generally fl, with the lower back region turning to gray in adult males.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761566978 (774 words)

	all about gorillas
		Gorillas, the largest of the great apes, are divided into three subspecies: (1) western lowland gorillas (Gorillas gorilla gorilla), (2) eastern lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla graueri), and (3) mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei).
		The eastern and western groups of gorillas are widely separated in location, but so similar in form that they must have come from a single parent population in the not too distant past.
		The mountain gorillas are the rarest of all and are on the verge of extinction.
	www.cotf.edu /ete/modules/mgorilla/mgbiology.html (887 words)

	Gorilla’s
		Gorillas have two arms and two legs, just like man. There large bodies are covered in thick hair, except for their face and the palms of hands and feet.
		Gorillas have enormously powerful arms; most of their strength is in their arms.
		The baby gorilla, weighing only 5 pounds at birth, is usually weaned at the age of two and nests with the mom until the age of three.
	web.fccj.org /~dbyres/2011projects/gorilla/gorilla.htm (1118 words)

	Gorilla - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)

The Gorilla, the largest of the primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of central Africa.

The Gorilla is an endangered species, and has been subject to intense poaching for a long time.

One silverback typically leads a troop of 5 to 30 gorillas and is the center of attention, making all the decisions, mediating conflicts, determining the movements of the group, leading the others to feeding sites and taking responsiblity for the safety and well being of the troop.

open-encyclopedia.com /Gorilla (518 words)

	Mountain Gorilla Stamps
		This stamp of the mountain gorilla is one of sixteen on a souvenir sheet depicting endangered species of the world.
		This stamp of the mountain gorilla is one of six on a souvenir sheet depicting endangered African wildlife.
		This souvenir sheet depicts a mountain gorilla eating a leaf on a background of a mother gorilla and her child.
	www.pibburns.com /cryptost/mgorilla.htm (1133 words)

	Animal Info - Gorilla
		Gorillas are diurnal, with nearly all activity occurring between 6:00 in the morning and 6:00 in the evening.
		A population of gorillas in the vicinity of Mt. Kahuzi in
		Gorillas construct rough platforms, or nests, for sleeping at night or for rest during the day, either in a tree or on the ground.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/primate/gorigori.htm (3679 words)

	Eastern gorilla - Gorilla beringei: More Information - ARKive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Gorillas are quadrupedal, walking on the knuckles of their forelimbs and the soles of their feet (5).
		The most well known of the eastern gorillas, the mountain gorilla, is found in a single population of about 360 individuals in the Virunga Range of volcanoes situated on the boarders of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
		Gorillas in the Virunga region have been studied and protected for many decades and are now seen as an important source of tourist revenue (2).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Gorilla_beringei/more_info.html (757 words)

	All About Gorillas - EnchantedLearning.com
		Gorillas have a very large head with a bulging forehead, a crest on top (it is called the sagittal crest, and is larger on male gorillas), tiny ears, and small, dark-brown eyes.
		Gorillas live about 50 years in captivity; their life span in the wild is only about 35 years (like most animals, they live much longer in captivity).
		Mountain gorillas are on the verge of extinction.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/apes/gorilla (1224 words)

	Gorillas Online: Gorilla Natural History and Conservation
		The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) includes the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) of the Virunga Volcanoes area of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the yet unnamed, but distinct, population of Uganda's Bwindi (Impenetrable) Forest, and the eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri).
		Gorillas are primarily vegetarians, and large quantities of food are needed to sustain their massive bulk.
		In adulthood, the western lowland gorilla is greyish or brownish; the lighter saddle extends to the thighs and is not sharply defined from the rest of the coat; in Gorilla beringei graueri, the fur is fairly short, but in Gorilla beringei beringei, it is long and silkly.
	homepage.mac.com /wildlifeweb/gorillas/info/nh.html (3000 words)

	Gorilla Biogeography
		Gorillas spend most of their time on the ground, although at night the females usually build a platform from bent twigs.
		In most gorilla societies, there is a solitary male that runs the troop, but the group of females that he has in the troop play a major role in the raising of the young gorilla.
		While the lowland gorilla is still relatively stable, the mountain gorillas of Rwanda and Zaire are surrounded by high population density of humans (MacDonald 1985).
	bss.sfsu.edu /geog/bholzman/courses/fall99projects/gorilla.htm (2576 words)

	Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		gorilla gorilla) of the lowland rainforests from Cameroon to the Congo River, the eastern lowland gorilla (G.
		gorilla graueri) of the lowland rainforests of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), and the mountain gorilla (G.
		The gorilla is active during the day (diurnal) and primarily terrestrial, usually walking about on all four limbs with part of its weight supported on the knuckles of its hands.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/print_toc?tocId=9037438 (1355 words)

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		High local densities of gorillas were recorded in association with these swamp forests by Blake (1993), who explained gorillas' use of swamps as a modification of their behaviour to avoid areas of human activity.
		Eastern Zaire Gorilla and Forest Survey Project was approved through the signature of a collaboration convention between the Government of Zaire and the Wildlife Conservation Society in 1992.
		On the brink: The gorillas of Mount Tshiaberimu, Zaire.
	filebox.vt.edu /k/ktran/Untitled1.htm (13325 words)

	Gorilla
		Mountain gorilla - the Virunga volcanoes region in eastern Zaire, Rwanda and Uganda.
		Gorilla parents protect their offspring at all times, so the young apes are able to spend their 'childhood' eating, sleeping and playing.
		The mountain gorilla is under the greatest threat with fewer than 650 existing in the wild.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/gorilla.html (1397 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Eastern gorilla
		Gorillas have short legs, long muscular arms, a wide chest, a large head and large canine teeth.
		Gorillas tend to move across the forest floor on their knuckles, and they are capable of moving bipedally.
		The entire population of gorillas is seriously threatened due to the destruction of their habitat and by trophy/meat hunting.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/361.shtml (286 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Gorilla
		Habitat: Gorilla gorilla is found in lowland tropical rain forests; Gorilla berengei live higher in the rain forests, mountain slopes, and bamboo forests.
		A group of gorillas living together is called a “troop.” There can be 5 to 30 gorillas in one troop, led by a strong, experienced male known as a "silverback." His job is a big one.
		Gorillas have no natural enemies or predators, yet these peaceful creatures are very endangered because of humans.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-gorilla.html (839 words)

	B&RD Archives - June 1996
		Gorilla gorilla graueri is to some extent intermediate between the other two subspecies, and the Mt. Tshiaberimu population is to some extent intermediate between graueri and beringei.
		Their eastern and western distribution areas are separated by approximately 1,000 km of low lying lands within the Congo Basin where gorillas are presently not found.
		Because the differences between eastern and western gorillas are similar in degree to those between pygmy and common chimpanzees, and the two chimpanzees are considered different species, it follows that eastern and western gorillas should also be assigned to different species.
	www.kilimanjaro.com /gorilla/brd/06-96.htm (9666 words)

	Koko.org - About Gorillas - Gorilla Facts
		The first recorded gorilla sighting (by western civilization) was in the 5th century B.C. by a Roman explorer.
		Gorillas learn from their mothers and other adults what to eat, social and sexual behavior and how to rear young.
		The greatest threat to the long-term survival of gorillas is habitat encroachment.
	www.koko.org /about/facts.html (747 words)

	Animal Fact Sheets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Gorillas are virtually vegetarian and forage throughout the day in search of a variety of plants to consume.
		All gorillas are endangered.* The estimated population of wild western lowland gorillas is about 110,000 and the estimated population of eastern lowland gorillas is 10,500.
		The primary reason gorillas are endangered is because of habitat destruction caused by logging and agricultural expansion.
	www.zoo.org /educate/fact_sheets/gorilla/gorilla.htm (1103 words)

	Gorillas Online: Gorilla Conservation
		The gorillas, previously considered a single species, were divided into two species and five subspecies.
		The Gorilla Population in the Nigeria-Cameroon Border Region
		In a cooperative project between the Cincinnati Zoo and Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska, a female lowland gorilla was born on 9 October 1995 as a result of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
	homepage.mac.com /wildlifeweb/gorillas/info/conservation.html (1164 words)

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		There are three subspecies of eastern gorilla, one of which is the eastern lowland, or Grauer’s, gorilla (G.b.
		The eastern lowland gorilla lives in the lowland and montane forests of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
		The eastern lowland gorilla is threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation from commercial logging and subsistence farming.
	www.ifaw.org /ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=26428 (691 words)

	CNN.com - The fight to save the eastern lowland gorilla - May 17, 2004
		Coltan, a mineral used in manufacturing cell phones, is mined in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the gorillas live.
		Logging, clear-cutting of forests for farms and civil strife have added to the gorillas' population decline.
		The Congo is home to almost all of the eastern lowland gorillas in the world.
	www.cnn.com /2004/TECH/science/05/17/gorillas (355 words)

	Eastern lowland gorilla population plummets 70 percent since 1994
		But a new multi-million dollar investment to save the gorilla is expected to help prevent the species' slide into extinction.
		The Atlanta-based Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International is dedicated to the conservation and protection of gorillas and their habitats in Africa, through research, conservation action, education and partnerships.
		Founded by Dian Fossey as the Digit Fund and renamed after her death, DFGFI also operates the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda, and maintains a staff of trackers and anti-poaching patrols in the Volcanoes National Park For more information about DFGFI, call (800) 851-0203, or visit the Web site at www.gorillafund.org.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-03/ci-elg032604.php (709 words)

	Eastern gorilla - Gorilla beringei - ARKive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Until recently it was considered a single species but DNA evidence has led to the recognition of the eastern and western populations as distinct species; Gorilla beringei and Gorilla gorilla respectively.
		Mature male gorillas are much larger than females with a large skull crest.
		Gorillas are quadrupedal, walking on the knuckles of their forelimbs and the soles of their feet.
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Gorilla_beringei (190 words)

	Founder of eastern Congo gorilla reserve wins prestigious award
		A love of the forests inspired them to create private protected areas to help Grauer's gorillas, chimpanzees, forest elephants and other species withstand traditional threats such as habitat destruction and bushmeat hunting, as well as the war's devastation.
		Vwirasihikya was cited for creating the 220,000-acre (88,000-hectare) Tayna Gorilla Reserve, the DRC's first community-run nature reserve, and the Tayna Center for Conservation Biology (TCCB), the first DRC university devoted to conservation.
		The area is home to the eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri), known as Grauer's gorilla, which was believed to be facing extinction during the war in eastern DRC from 1998 to 2003.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-10/ci-foe101705.php (742 words)

	Environment: The world population of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla has plummeted more than 70 percent in the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Environment: The world population of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla has plummeted more than 70 percent in the past decade, due largely to the wars that have raged in the gorillas' main home, eastern democratic republic of Congo
		The world population of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla has plummeted more than 70 percent in the past decade, due largely to the wars that have raged in the gorillas' main home, eastern democratic republic of Congo
		The world population of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) has plummeted more than 70 percent in the past decade, due largely to the wars that have raged in the gorillas' main home, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1076/is_5_46/ai_n6123889 (241 words)

	Conservation International - CI Newsroom - Press Releases - Eastern Lowland Gorilla Population Plummets 70 Percent ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Conservation International - CI Newsroom - Press Releases - Eastern Lowland Gorilla Population Plummets 70 Percent Since 1994
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		Congo/Washington, DC - The world population of the Endangered eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri), found almost exclusively in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has plummeted by more than 70 percent in the past decade.
	www.conservation.org /xp/news/press_releases/2004/033004.xml (643 words)

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