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Great Apes & Other Primates: Gorillas
URL: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Gorillas/

Description:
Fact sheet about gorillas. Topics include species and subspecies (currently four, but "some primatologists list one additional subspecies of mountain gorilla"), physical description, geographic distribution, habitat, diet, reproduction, behavior, social structure, communication, and threats to survival. From the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.

LII Topics: Gorilla, Mammals, Primates

Publisher:
Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Extra Keywords
western lowland, eastern lowland, Grauer's

LII Database Information:
Record 26672 created by Maria Brandt on 08/11/2008
Last modification on 08/11/2008
Published: 08/13/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26672

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