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	Adopt a Western Lowland Gorilla - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Western lowland gorillas live in lowland tropical forests in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.
		Western lowland gorillas are the largest of the great apes, and their vital statistics are impressive.
		The youngest gorilla, Kojo, was born in November 2001.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Support/AdoptSpecies/AnimalInfo/Gorilla/default.cfm (1119 words)

	San Francisco Zoo \| Animals \| Western Lowland Gorilla
		Gorilla faces are bare, with a short muzzle, large nostrils and small eyes and ears that lie close to the head.
		Despite their great size, gorillas are generally shy and peaceful, and live in groups of five to 30 animals, with an average group size of about 11.
		Currently the gorilla is considered to have three subspecies: the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), the eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla graueri) and the mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei).
	www.sfzoo.org /cgi-bin/animals.py?ID=31 (460 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)

	Western Lowland Gorilla ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla ) - Western Lowland Gorilla information - Western Lowland Gorilla ...
		Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is a mammal at the order Primates and family Hominidae.
		Western lowland gorillas are characterized as quiet, peaceful, and non-aggressive animals.
		Western lowland gorillas weight from 135 to 175 kg, have a broad chest, muscular neck and strong limbs.
	www.wildanimalsonline.com /mammals/westernlowlandgorilla.php (272 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 Planet :: Corwin's Carnival of Creatures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Western and eastern lowland subspecies of gorillas cannot swim and are thus physically and reproductively isolated by the Zaire River.
		Gorillas are also hunted illegally in Africa for their skins and their meat, which is served in restaurants of large towns.
		Gorillas have been known to raid native plantations, destroying the crops and are considered a crop pest in western Africa.
	animal.discovery.com /fansites/jeffcorwin/carnival/primate/gorilla.html (1503 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
		A gap of approximately 1,000 km (620 mi) exists between the western gorilla populations and the nearest populations of the eastern lowland gorilla subspecies, which occurs in 11 populations in the eastern portion of The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/primate/gorigori.htm (3679 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Gorilla study gives social clues
		The evidence is based on field studies of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) living near the Mondika Research Station on the border of Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
		When a male gorilla leaves the group it was born into and starts its own family, it tends to stay in the same area of the forest and continues to interact with groups led by its father and brothers.
		The two species would be the western, including the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) and the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla); and the eastern, including the eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla berengei graueri) and the mountain gorilla (Gorilla berengei berengei).
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/3557957.stm (615 words)

	Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
		The Western Gorilla's body is extremely stocky, the head is pointed at the crown and the eyes and ears are small.
		gorilla is almost entirely vegetarian, consuming leaves, shoots, stems, small amounts of wood, roots, flowers, fruits, and sometimes grubs and small amounts of insects along with the plant material.
		The other adult male Gorillas are usually the offspring of the dominant male and are poised to inherit the leadership of their group.
	brainmuseum.org /Specimens/primates/gorilla (610 words)

	Gorillas Online: Gorilla Natural History and Conservation
		Western Africa is home to at least two additional taxa, the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli).
		The Cross River gorilla, which differs from the western lowland gorilla in skull and tooth dimensions, is restricted to the forested hills on the Nigerian-Cameroon border (WWF 2005).
		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 (2991 words)

	Western Gorilla
		Gorillas live in groups consisting of one mature, dominant adult male, called a silverback for its silver gray hair, and several females.
		Western gorillas are characterized as quiet, peaceful, and non-aggressive.
		Western gorillas thrive on their secure family structure.
	www.wcs.org /67378/67388/factsheet-westerngorilla (582 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Western gorilla
		The western gorilla has an overhanging tip on its nose, which differentiates it from the eastern gorilla.
		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/301.shtml (376 words)

	Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
		Gorillas can walk for short distances on two legs but generally get around by walking on all fours.
		While gorillas are social creatures and need other gorillas around to survive, the only very strong bond they form is the bond between a male and its mates.
		Western lowland gorillas are very intelligent and have been taught sign language.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Western_Lowland_Gorilla.asp (311 words)

	Conservation of western lowland gorillas
		Surveys in western equatorial Africa in the 1980s indicated that healthy populations of both gorillas and chimpanzees existed in many areas remote from human settlements.
		Western lowland gorilla and chimpanzee populations in western equatorial Africa are in steep decline.
		It is illegal to kill or capture apes in all of the habitat countries of Pan troglodytes troglodytes and Gorilla gorilla gorilla, thus law enforcement is the central thread of the conservation strategy.
	www.berggorilla.de /english/gjournal/texte/31western.html (1592 words)

	the Living Africa: wildlife - primates - gorilla
		Western lowland gorilla: rainforest of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and Central African Republic.
		Mountain gorillas live in forests between 9200 and 11,200 ft (2800-3499 m) and occasionally are found in meadows at around 13,000 ft (4000 m).
		The gorilla is a diurnal mammal with a fairly consistent daily schedule.
	library.thinkquest.org /16645/wildlife/gorilla.shtml (491 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 /holzman/courses/Fall99Projects/gorilla.htm (2576 words)

	Gorilla taxonomy
		That is, that the amount of difference between eastern and western gorillas was about as large as that seen between chimpanzees and bonobos.
		If eastern and western gorillas have experienced much more recent gene flow than have chimpanzees and bonobos, then either the initial split between these gorillas occurred more recently than the chimp/bonobo split, or there has been periodic gene flow between western and eastern gorillas during the last 2 million years or so.
		Along these lines, it is tempting to speculate that the population of gorillas which might have existed near Bondo in northern Democratic Republic of Congo in the earlier part of the 20th century may reflect a relict population from these intermittent forest connections.
	www.berggorilla.de /english/gjournal/texte/20syst.html (952 words)

	African Forest - Western lowland gorilla
		The largest of all primates, the western lowland gorilla has hair that varies from fl to grayish or brown and covers its body except on the face, the soles of hands and feet, and the upper chest.
		Gorilla babies are introduced to solid food at an earlier age than human babies, at about two months, because they start to teethe at about this time.
		The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla berengei berengei) lives in in the mountainous regions of Rwanda and Congo (DRC) and was made famous by Dian Fossey.
	www.colszoo.org /animalareas/aforest/gorilla.html (958 words)

	Animals: Mammals Western Lowland Gorilla
		The western lowland gorilla is one of the great apes and the most common of the three subspecies of gorilla.
		Western lowland gorillas are found in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and parts of Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
		Gorillas have been reported in groups of 2-25 members, usually comprised of one male and various females and their offspring (occasionally two silverbacks have been reported).
	www.philadelphiazoo.org /index.php?id=3_1_1_9 (997 words)

	ANIMAL BYTES - Western Lowland Gorilla
		The intimidating chest-beating charge of a male gorilla is usually a bluff to scare off intruders while the rest of his band disappears into the forest.
		During the early weeks, a newborn gorilla is clutched belly-to-belly (ventral) for close contact until it develops the strength and coordination to cling onto its mother's back (dorsal) hair at about two months.
		Studying the lowland gorilla in its natural surroundings is helping provide insights into developing more effective conservation strategies for preserving both the species and its environment.
	www.seaworld.org /animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/primates/western-lowland-gorilla.htm (654 words)

	Gorilla Conservation Campaign
		The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is the only organization in the world working to protect all of Africa's gorilla populations, specifically the world-renowned mountain gorillas, as well as the eastern lowland gorillas, and western gorillas.
		Western gorillas are probably more numerous than mountain and eastern lowland gorillas combined; however, at a meeting held in Leipzig, Germany in May, 2002, gorilla experts from several countries concluded that lack of enforcement in protected areas throughout Central Africa constitutes a significant threat to western gorillas across their range.
		WCS scientists currently working in western gorilla range countries - the Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Nigeria and Gabon - are helping to create management plans for gorillas through a combination of research, education and cooperation with governmental agencies in the region.
	www.wcs.org /international/Africa/gorillas (717 words)

	B&RD Archives - June 1996
		Western gorillas vary somewhat from place to place, but not sharply and should therefore be considered to belong to one subspecies, Gorilla gorilla gorilla.
		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.
		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)

	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 (878 words)

	Western lowland gorilla
		Two 7-year-old male gorillas are new to the Kansas City Zoo, bringing the Zoo's total gorilla population to 4 males.
		The 2 juvenile gorillas, Mbundi and Ntondo, spend their time with Radi, another of the Zoo's gorillas.
		When it does, the gorilla will dip the back side of its hand in water and suck from its fur.
	www.kcmo.org /kc150.nsf/web/gorilla (262 words)

	Western Lowland Gorilla
		It is also distinguished from the Eastern gorilla by its nose which has a continuous heart shaped ridge around its nostrils.
		Like most gorillas, the western lowland gorilla sleeps at night on the ground in nests constructed from branches and leaves.
		Western lowland gorilla's home range is greater than that of the mountain gorilla making it notoriously harder to track and also habituate.
	www.worldprimatesafaris.com /western-lowland-gorilla.html (300 words)

	Western Gorillas - Eastern Gorillas
		There are two species and four subspecies of Gorilla that are generally recognized: Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is also divided into two subspecies: Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Grauer's Gorilla) (Gorilla berengei graueri) and Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla berengei berengei).
		The other species is the Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) and it is also divided into two classes: Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) and Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).
		Western Gorillas-Eastern Gorillas are found in the Congolian Coastal Forests, Guinean Moist Forests, and Albertine Rift Highland Forests.
	www.western-gorillas-eastern-gorillas.com (226 words)

	Western Gorilla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is the most populous species of the genus Gorilla.
		Population estimates vary, but it is likely that there are approximately 80-100 thousand individuals of this species; nearly all are of the nominate Western Lowland Gorilla G.
		gorilla subspecies, but there are as many as 300 individuals of the Cross River Gorilla G.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Gorilla (121 words)

	NC Zoo™ - North Carolina Zoo : Western lowland gorilla
		This intimidating display is usually a bluff and the gorilla typically veers in another direction before reaching their target.
		Gorilla troops consist of at least one silverback male, mature females and several juveniles.
		Gorillas are poached for their meat and their body parts are illegally sold as souvenirs.
	www.nczoo.org /animal_id/ar_pavilion_gorilla.cfm (536 words)

	Lowland Gorilla: WhoZoo
		The gorilla is the largest and most powerful of all living primates.
		Gorillas tend to be peaceful and sociable, usually living in groups of 5 to 15.
		A hooting call is given off by the gorilla to alert the others of possible danger.
	www.whozoo.org /Anlife99/bethsugg/gorillaindex2.htm (569 words)

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