How to Use lowland gorilla in a Sentence

lowland gorilla

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  • This is the first time in five years a western lowland gorilla has been born at the zoo.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 30 May 2023
  • The 350-pound western lowland gorilla's cause of death is not yet known, the zoo said in a news release.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The western lowland gorilla, one of four subspecies of the great ape.
    — NBC News, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Western lowland gorillas may be found in the wild in six African countries, the zoo said.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
  • This is the first time in nine years that a male western lowland gorilla has been born at the National Zoo.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 17 Apr. 2018
  • In the last two decades, experts said, the number of western lowland gorillas in the wild has dropped by 60 percent.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In the wild, Western lowland gorillas might do it for a few seconds to reach food or wade into swamps.
    — David Caraccio, sacbee, 20 Mar. 2018
  • In the wild, Western lowland gorillas like Louis might do it for a few seconds to reach food or wade into swamps.
    — Bloomberg.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Over the past two months, Kwame, a western lowland gorilla, has taken up the role left vacant by Leo, who passed away at age 40, in March.
    — Hannah Rodriguez, The Seattle Times, 9 Nov. 2018
  • Okie, a 24-year-old male Western lowland gorilla, is one of two new primates at the zoo.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Harambe was one of 10 western lowland gorillas at the Cincinnati Zoo.
    — Keely Brown, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
  • The death comes just weeks after Cassius, the zoo's 31-year-old breeding male lowlands gorilla, died.
    — Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Western lowland gorilla born at Fort Worth Zoo The zoo says the adorable infant appears to be a healthy female.
    — Dave Alsup, CNN, 21 July 2023
  • Below, groups of Gabon’s western lowland gorillas are being trained to be used to the sight of people in order to spur tourism.
    — Alexandra Wexler, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018
  • Ozzie, a Western lowland gorilla, was found dead in his enclosure by his care team at the age of 61 on Tuesday.
    — Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 25 Jan. 2022
  • At 5 weeks, the young western lowland gorilla was seen to have two lower incisors.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 8 June 2018
  • Koko, a western lowland gorilla born in San Francisco Zoo in 1971, comes to mind.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022
  • For every lion in the wild, there are 14 African elephants, and there are 15 Western lowland gorillas.
    — Olivia Prentzel, National Geographic, 18 July 2019
  • The baby western lowland gorilla is female and shall, according to the zoo, be called Zahra.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 11 June 2023
  • Among the other animals along the trail are meerkats and western lowland gorillas.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 June 2018
  • The second cover, from 1985, showed the large western lowland gorilla cradling a kitten.
    — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 21 June 2018
  • Chimpanzees sleep and eat in the trees; western lowland gorillas feed on their bark and pulp; and okapi use the dense vegetation to evade predators and poachers alike.
    — National Geographic, 21 Apr. 2020
  • With the zoo still closed Moke, the young western lowland gorilla, marked his third birthday Thursday without our presence.
    — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2021
  • For more than 30 years, the 58-year-old western lowland gorilla was known for drawing large crowds to the zoological park.
    — Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Koko, the western lowland gorilla who learned to speak sign language and had an affinity for kittens, died in her sleep Wednesday.
    — Sophia Rosenbaum, Time, 21 June 2018
  • The zoo welcomed the newborn Western lowland gorilla around noon on July 19.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland, 20 July 2023
  • To put into context, there are more rhinos, Western lowland gorillas, and African elephants in the wild than there are lions.
    — National Geographic, 18 July 2019
  • On Thursday, the zoo announced that a 19-year-old western lowland gorilla named Lulu gave birth on July 24.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2019
  • The number of wild western lowland gorillas worldwide has fallen sharply due to poaching and ebola.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
  • Jameela, a western lowland gorilla, was born via Cesarean section at the zoo in January.
    — Candi Bolden, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024

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