Proper noun

Gorilla

1. a taxonomic genus, within subfamily Homininae - the gorillas, the largest of the great apes

Related terms

Wikispecies

• Gorilla beringei
• Gorilla gorilla

German

Noun

Gorilla m. (genitive Gorillas, plural Gorillas)

1. gorilla

Gorillas are the largest of the living primates. They are ground-dwelling and predominantly herbivorous. They inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and (still under debate as of 2008) either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is 98%–99% identical to that of a human, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the two chimpanzee species.

Gorillas' natural habitats cover tropical or subtropical forests in Africa. Although their range covers a small percentage of Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations. The Mountain Gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from 2,200–4,300 metres (7,200–14,100 ft). Lowland Gorillas live in dense forests and lowland swamps and marshes as low as sea level, with Western Lowland Gorillas living in Central West African countries and Eastern Lowland Gorillas living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near its border with Rwanda.

• Western Gorilla: Gorilla gorilla
  arkive.org
  Factsheet from ARKive with videos and images, description, range, habitat, biology and conservation.
• Gorilla 100
  gorilla100.com
  Celebrates the original discovery of the mountain gorilla -- details of events in Rwanda. (Gorilla gorilla beringei)
• The Gorilla Foundation/Koko.org
  gorilla.org
  Home of Koko the talking gorilla, The Gorilla Foundation/Koko.org was established in 1976 to promote the preservation of gorillas and teaches a modified form of American Sign Language to two lowland gorillas.