The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of humans, from 95 to 99% depending on what is included, and they are the next closest living relatives to …

5 天之前 · Gorilla, genus of primates containing the largest of the apes. The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans. Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer. Gorillas live only in tropical forests of equatorial Africa. Most authorities recognize two …

The largest of the great apes, gorillas are stocky animals with broad chests and shoulders, large, human-like hands, and small eyes set into hairless faces. The two gorilla species—the eastern and western gorilla—live in equatorial Africa, separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest. Each has a lowland and upland subspecies.

大猩猩（学名：Gorilla）：是灵长目、人科、大猩猩属类人猿的总称。 分两个物种——“东非大猩猩”和“西非大猩猩”。 是现存所有灵长类中体型最大的种，四足状态肩高0.85米左右，站立时高1.6-1.8米。

Like all great apes (except humans), gorillas require rainforests to make their living, and the forest depends upon them, too. The gorilla’s fibrous scat acts as rich fertilizer for the forest, and seedlings sprout from it rapidly, making gorillas important forest regenerators.

2016年12月6日 · Gorillas have been a flagship species for WWF for 50 years. We are actively working to protect all four gorilla subspecies through: Improving the effectiveness of protected areas. Stopping the illegal trade in gorilla products.

3 天之前 · As Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has spent 30 years working to restore Uganda’s mountain gorilla population, which until recently, was critically endangered. Thanks ...

2024年5月27日 · Gorilla is the genus that is commonly used to refer to two species of great apes that are divided further into four total subspecies. The western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is split into the western lowland gorilla with the scientific name Gorilla gorilla gorilla and the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli).

There are two species of gorilla, both of which live in equatorial Africa (located on or near the Equator), separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest. Each species of gorilla has a lowland and upland subspecies. The two species, The Western Gorilla and Eastern Gorilla, and each species has two subspecies.

From the scientific perspective, gorillas are tailless primates belonging to the family Hominidae and genus Gorilla. About 7 million years ago, their ancestors split from other primates known as the “great apes.”