Gorilla - Wikipedia
网页Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit 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.
Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla: The Original - YouTube
网页2012年1月3日 · An incredible chance encounter with a family of wild Mountain Gorillas in Uganda. Check https://www.wildcapecod.com/blog/categories/gorillas for more photos ...
Gorillas and Humans: 10 Facts That Show We're More Similar
网页2010年4月7日 · 10 Facts About Gorillas and Humans. 1. Gorillas are 98.67% human: This one speaks for itself—humans and gorillas share a strikingly similar genetic code. 2. Gorillas maintain families: A gorilla family averages ten members and contains a number of females, children, and usually one or two large silverback males.
Gorilla | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
网页The two gorilla species—the eastern and western gorilla—live in equatorial Africa, separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest. Each has a lowland and upland subspecies. Gorillas live in family groups of usually five to 10, but sometimes two to more than 50, led by a dominant adult male—or silverback—that can hold his position ...
Gorilla | Size, Species, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年8月20日 · 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 and Humans - Gorilla Facts and Information
网页2024年2月23日 · Gorillas are among the closest relatives of Homo sapiens, which is evident by looking at them in pictures or videos. However, it takes more than a physical resemblance to consider two species closely related; therefore, studies of genetics, anatomy, morphology and other scientific fields are made to verify that, indeed, gorillas and humans ...
Home - The Gorilla Organization
网页For more than two decades, The Gorilla Organization has worked to save gorillas from extinction. Our projects have carried on through civil war, famine and natural disasters. We are dedicated to conserving gorilla populations and allowing them to thrive in their wild.
Secrets of gorilla communication laid bare - BBC
网页2021年4月8日 · Researchers say it's a powerful means of communication in the dense tropical forest where gorillas live. The chest beating, performed by adult males, known as silverbacks for their saddle of ...
Mountain Gorilla | Gorillas | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
网页The critically endangered mountain gorilla population is threatened by habitat loss, poaching, disease and war. Learn more about what WWF is doing to protect its future, and how you can help.
Gorillas More Related to People Than Thought, Genome Says
网页2012年3月8日 · Staring face to face with a gorilla, it's hard not to find them eerily similar to humans—and now the first published gorilla genome supports that, according to a new study.