#gorillagorilla

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Gorilla gorilla gorilla - Gorille des plaines de l’Ouest ou Gorille des plaines occidentales - Western lowland gorilla - 22/06/18 by Philippe_Boissel Gorilla gorilla gorilla - Gorille des plaines de l’Ouest ou Gorille des plaines occidentales - Western lowland gorilla fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorille_de_l%27Ouest#/media/File:We... https://flic.kr/p/2iTKQxc

[quickwitter]

WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA Gorilla gorilla ©Laura Quick 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 non-aggressive animal threatened by disease and poaching. They have short hair, a wider skull and a more pronounced brow ridge than other gorillas. Their ears appear small in relation to the head. There is also a more pronounced difference between the sexes, with females being almost half the size of silverbacks. Hunting is the main threat to western lowland gorillas. Gorillas are sought after as food (bushmeat) and pets, and their body parts are used in medicine and as magical charms. As primarily herbivorous, the main diet of western lowland gorilla groups is roots, shoots, fruit, wild celery, tree bark and pulp which is provided for in the thick forests of Central and West Africa. #westernlowlandgorilla #gorillagorilla #©lauraquick #primate #herbivore #africa #criticallyendangered #silverback #hominid #peaceful #powerful #greatapes #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #losangeleszoo #lazoo #naturephotography #losangelesphotographer #endangered #bushmeatamarket #bushmeat #savethegorillas https://www.instagram.com/p/B9f-SbZHsw-/?igshid=1li2b3wdrwu3

[ilovezoo-blog1]

Western Lowland Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla Los Angeles Zoo, California Photo by Staven