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Western lowland gorilla

Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Description:

The western lowland gorilla is a subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests and lowland swamps in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The western lowland gorilla is the smallest subspecies of gorilla. A male standing erect can be 5–6 feet (1.5–1.8 m) tall and weigh 300–600 pounds (140–270 kg).[4] Females stand 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and weigh half as much as males.

Notes:

This little jewel is Lilly, born in 2010 and spotted at Disney's Animal Kingdom. I have to say that this is one of the easier scientific names to remember! ;-)

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Aaron_G
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Aaron_G

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 19, 2012
Submitted on Mar 28, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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