Web Search Results for "Gorillas"

Gorilla - Wikipedia
8 Jan 2026 at 6:28am
Gorillas are large, primarily herbivorous, [1] great apes that live in the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or five subspecies.

Gorilla | Size, Species, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
8 Jan 2026 at 6:21am
Gorilla, genus of primates containing the largest of the apes. The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans. Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer. Gorillas live only in tropical forests of equatorial Africa. Most authorities recognize two species and four subspecies.

Gorillas - World Wildlife Fund
6 Jan 2026 at 6:26pm
Gorillas are gentle giants and display many human-like behaviors and emotions, such as laughter and sadness. In fact, gorillas share 98.3% of their genetic code with humans, making them our closest cousins after chimpanzees and bonobos.

Gorillas Facts - The Gorilla Organization
8 Jan 2026 at 6:49am
The gentle giants of the African forest, gorillas are the largest living primate and one of humans closest living relatives. Although physically intimidating and powerful, gorillas are extremely intelligent, sensitive and emotional beings.

Gorilla - San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants
6 Jan 2026 at 5:04am
Ever since King Kong first gave Fay Wray that unexpected lift to the top of the Empire State Building in 1933, Hollywood has depicted gorillas as aggressors. But the truth is, they?re peaceful, family-oriented, plant-eating primates that live in complex social groups.

Western lowland gorilla - Smithsonian's National Zoo
5 Jan 2026 at 1:24am
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes, but the western lowland gorilla is the smallest of the subspecies. Native to the Congo Basin, the western lowland gorilla is a quiet, peaceful and nonaggressive animal threatened by disease and poaching.

Gorilla facts and figures: everything you need to know | IFAW
29 Dec 2025 at 2:25pm
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. Although they?re over 10 times stronger than humans, they share 98.3% of their DNA with us?making the gorilla our closest cousin after chimpanzees and bonobos.

Gorilla - Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
5 Jan 2026 at 11:04am
There are about 350 gorillas in zoos in the United States, all of them are western lowland gorillas (Goodall et al. 2003). For more than 30 years, ongoing field research on the mountain gorillas has made them the most studied subspecies of gorilla.

Gorilla SSP - About Gorillas
6 Jan 2026 at 1:37am
Gorillas are one of the five types of great apes along with chimpanzees, orangutans, bonobos, and humans. They are well-known for their intelligence and complex social behavior patterns. All gorilla subspecies are endangered or critically endangered.

Home - Gorilla Facts and Information
7 Jan 2026 at 5:03am
Dedicated to providing the most updated and informative facts about gorillas! Learn about their diet, mating, species, habits and much more composed by professional primatologists around the globe.



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