lowland gorilla
noun
: either of two gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla or G. beringei graueri) that inhabit lowland rainforests of west central Africa
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Zoo Atlanta announced yesterday that the baby western lowland gorilla born on Nov. 13 has died.
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Kristal Dixon, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Azizi, the 20-year-old silverback male western lowland gorilla who arrived at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Jan. 10, can now be seen with the rest of his family unit in the zoo's Stearns Family Apes of Africa building.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
On May 2018, 2016, officials at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden shot and killed the western lowland gorilla after a child fell into his enclosure and into his grasp.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Mar. 2024
Little Western lowland gorilla baby Zahra (above) is swinging into peoples' hearts with her spunky attitude, love of peanut butter and hay-tossing play with 6-year-old brother Moke.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024
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Kristal Dixon, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Azizi, the 20-year-old silverback male western lowland gorilla who arrived at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Jan. 10, can now be seen with the rest of his family unit in the zoo's Stearns Family Apes of Africa building.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
On May 2018, 2016, officials at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden shot and killed the western lowland gorilla after a child fell into his enclosure and into his grasp.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Mar. 2024
Little Western lowland gorilla baby Zahra (above) is swinging into peoples' hearts with her spunky attitude, love of peanut butter and hay-tossing play with 6-year-old brother Moke.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Lowland gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowland%20gorilla. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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