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Gorillas are some of the most powerful and striking animals, not only for their size and force, but also for their gentle human like behaviour. They are classified by the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered and Endangered, threatened by hunting for bushmeat, habitat loss, wildlife trade, and infectious diseases.

"When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future."

Dian Fossey


Gorillas are some of the most powerful and striking animals, not only for their size and force, but also for their gentle human like behaviour.

There are four gorilla subspecies:

They are classified by the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered and Endangered, threatened by hunting for bushmeat, habitat loss, wildlife trade, and infectious diseases.


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Went to the Zoo today. Me and my new friend had the same lunch. Makes me think we might be related.

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2 month olds Zahra

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Sometimes I sits and thinks. And sometimes I just sits.

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Little Zahra of Smithsonian's National Zoo, and her mother Calaya

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Kangu, a Western lowland gorilla, was born in captivity in the UK in 1999. In 2017 he was relocated to the Republic of Congo where he lives in a semi-wild existence in Lésio-Louna Reserve. With any luck, one day he will be sufficiently adapted to living entirely in the wild.

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Fatou celebrated her 66th birthday earlier this month on the 13th of April in Zoo Berlin, this grand dame is the world's oldest-known living Western lowland gorilla!

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Gorillas are able to stand upright, however, they prefer to walk using their hands and their legs. Their arms are much longer than their legs, and gorillas can use the backs of their fingers like extra feet when they walk

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