Eastern Gorillas
Genu: Gorilla beringei
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Grauer's Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Grauer’s gorilla, formerly known as the eastern lowland gorilla, is found only in the lowland tropical rainforests of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa. One of two subspecies of the eastern gorilla, Grauer’s gorilla is Earth’s largest primate...
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Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
More than half the population of our world’s mountain gorillas resides high in the lush, dense cloud forests of the Virunga Mountains, a dormant volcanic range in central Africa that spans the borders of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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Western Gorillas
Genus: Gorilla gorilla
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Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Cross River gorillas are the rarest of all great apes and were unknown to scientists until the early 20th century. They were forgotten, then “rediscovered” after scientists had believed the gorillas had become extinct...
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The western lowland gorilla is one of two subspecies of western gorilla and is the most widespread of all gorillas, inhabiting the dense and remote tropical rainforests of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial...
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