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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."
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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- Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
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- Virunga National Park Gorilla Orphans Project
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I see so many gorillas do this. What is it called?
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Thank you for coming to my TED talk
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Vine boom
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It's story time!
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Gorilla Siblings Share a Tender Moment
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What could this gorilla - in a pose reminiscent of Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker sculpture - be contemplating?
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Chomp chomp
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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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Meet Kwame! The name means 'quiet ruler' in Swahili or 'teacher/guide' in Hausa. Her mother, 8 years old Sully, was thought to be a male until she unexpectedly gave birth in July! Gestation period for gorillas is 8.5 months.
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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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Cute little Frank has grown into a gorgeous silverback, see how he runs!
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Bruno's kisses
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Lost in thought. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
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Hand in hand! Gorilla Doctors is the only organisation in the world dedicated to conserving mountain and eastern lowland (Grauer's) gorillas in the wild through veterinary medicine and science using a One Health approach.
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4 years old Bisoke is babysitting her younger brother, 1 year old Turikumwe. Notice how little brother mimics his older sister, aren't they adorable?
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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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Legendary silverback mountain gorilla Guhonda surveying his domain
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