Male silverback gorilla standing tall
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Male silverback gorilla standing tall

Adult silverback gorilla at Evengue rehabilitation center near Ombue, Gabon. Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) are the most numerous of gorilla species, with around 94 000 individuals (according to WWF) found in forests of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Angola. Nevertheless these apes are threatened by habitat loss, poaching, and disease.




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Photo by Rhett A. Butler.
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