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Gorillas are apes, not monkeys. They usually live in tropical forests in Africa at a wide range of elevations. They live either in the mountains, or in the lowlands and are herbivores.

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The Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprised of 265 acres of natural habitats and over 4,000 animals. The Zoo was opened on November 8, 1899 and was focused on conservation-something it still practices today. The Bronx Zoo is owned and operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (formerly known as the New York Zoological Society) and was one of the first zoos in America that moved animals from cages to sprawling, replicated living environments. Species are mixed to create a more realistic environment for the animals and the zoo patrons. The Zoo charges entry fees to assist in the ... Read Full Story
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Actress Sigourney Weaver says orphaned gorillas desperately need a permanent rescue and rehabilitation center that's currently being built in the Congo. Weaver was joined Saturday by field scientists from Rwanda and the Congo at Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center to talk about the center, which is a project of the Atlanta-based Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and several other organizations. Weaver says the project is "very demanding and ambitious." Fossey, a Californian, made researching and rescuing the African gorilla population her life's mission. Weaver played Fossey in the 1988 movie "Gorillas in the Mist" and is honorary chair of the fund. Construction of the Gorilla Rehabilitation ... Read Full Story
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Uganda is poised to launch a scheme to allow gorilla lovers short of time or money to visit the endangered apes to become virtual friends with them on the net, officials said. Thanks to a system of cameras placed in this forest in the extreme south-west of the country, enthusiasts will be able to watch the gorillas feed, charge through the undergrowth and maybe even give birth, Moses Mapesa Wafula, the head of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), told AFP. The "Friend a Gorilla" project will be launched officially on Saturday in Kampala and cost just one dollar a year for enthusiasts. The money ... Read Full Story
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Titus the Gorilla King, who became the world's most famous mountain gorilla after starring in Dian Fossey's "Gorillas in the Mist" and a BBC documentary, has died in Rwanda at the ripe old age of 35. The Rwandan and national parks office said the giant old silverback "succumbed to old age" on Monday after falling ill in the past week. "He has been sick. He's been weakening. It's in the last week that he started going down," Rosette Rugamba, head of the tourism and national parks office told AFP. The service said the 200 kilo (450 pound) primate "has been observed closely by researchers ... Read Full Story
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Browse > Home / Animal Life- animal protection , CHARITY , PRESS RELEASE / Bronx Zoo Exhibit Turns 7 Million Visitors Into Conservationists June 26, 2009 Wildlife Conservation Society Announces: The Bronx Zoo Congo Gorilla Forest, Celebrating Its 10th Anniversary, Raises $10.6 Million for National Parks in Central Africa Come Celebrate with the Gorillas: Educational and Fun Activities Scheduled in June and July Photo by Julie Larsen Maher©WCS Bronx, NY ( RPRN ) 6/26/2009 – The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that the Bronx Zoo’s Congo Gorilla Forest, celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, has raised more than $10.6 million which has gone directly ... Read Full Story
Cinema Retro has been advised that Pinewood Studios has postponed the planned screening of the original Planet of the Apes at the fabled studio that was to have taken place on November 14. If and when the event is re-scheduled, we'll post the details.   
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... 17 shots in the second period and six of the Gorillas' power plays efforts, leading the way to the Eagles 4-2 Central Hockey League victory in front of 1,724 fans at Cal Farley Coliseum ... 4, Amarillo, Joe Guenther (Chris Cloud, Jake Morissette ...  
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For years now, Quito the silverback gorilla has been a loner. But that may change in the next couple of months. To offer him companionship, two female gorillas have been moved from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Twenty-year-old Bulera and her daughter, 13-year-old Madini, arrived safely Saturday after a 19-hour van trip with three keepers.read more  
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Nebraska-Omaha quarterback Greg Wunderlich threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns including a six-yard touchdown in overtime to lift the UNO Mavericks over the Gorillas 31-28. The game featured two playoff teams from last year that were both rebuilding after the graduation of several key seniors.  
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The controversy-plagued Topeka Zoo on Saturday reported another death of an animal at an age below its typical life expectancy.Zoo director Mike Coker said a necropsy was being conducted to try to determine the cause of death for M'Bili, a male Lowland gorilla who was found dead Saturday morning at the age of 17 years, eight months.The typical longevity for a Lowland gorilla in captivity is 40 to 50 years, according to Coker.He said M'Bili...  
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Having seen some other footwear offerings emanating out of the A Bathing Ape URSUS collection with WTAPS comes two new models. The Bapesta model has been an icon for the A Bathing Ape for some time as the URSUS influence brings two different colors revolving around this season’s colors. Gone is the usual Bape logo [...]  
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Here is how gorillas grieve:Gorillas are known to hold wakes for dead friends, something that some zoos have formalized in a ceremony when one of their gorillas passes away. Donna Fernandes, now president of the Buffalo Zoo, tells the story of being at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo ten years ago during the wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer. She describes seeing the gorilla's longtime mate say good-bye: "He was howling and...  
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Gorillas, the largest of the living primates, are ground-dwelling herbivores that inhabit the forests of 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,[2] and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the two chimpanzee species.

Gorillas live in tropical or subtropical forests. 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 2225 to 4267 m (7300-14000 ft). Lowland Gorillas live in dense forests and lowland swamps and marshes as low as sea level.

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