lowland gorilla
noun
: either of two gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla or G. beringei graueri) that inhabit lowland rainforests of west central Africa
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No injuries were reported, including for the western lowland gorilla.
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
More details on Denny the gorilla Denny is a western lowland gorilla, per the alliance.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Western lowland gorillas are an endangered species and are the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In 2015, a gorilla named Kijito, a 24-year-old, 375-pound western lowland gorilla, broke through one layer of the three-layered glass at his enclosure at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Neb.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
More details on Denny the gorilla Denny is a western lowland gorilla, per the alliance.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Western lowland gorillas are an endangered species and are the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In 2015, a gorilla named Kijito, a 24-year-old, 375-pound western lowland gorilla, broke through one layer of the three-layered glass at his enclosure at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Neb.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Lowland gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowland%20gorilla. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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