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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Key Background Harambe, a western lowland gorilla, was shot and killed by a Cincinnati Zoo employee after a three-year-old boy climbed under a fence into his enclosure.
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Harambe was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden for two years.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The procedure, performed Sunday at Seattle’s Woodland Zoo, was done on a 29-year-old western lowland gorilla who was five days past her due date, the zoo said in a blog post Tuesday.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Native to the Congo Basin, western lowland gorillas receive far less attention than their mountain cousins.
—Mary Holland, Air Mail, 25 Apr. 2026
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Harambe was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden for two years.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The procedure, performed Sunday at Seattle’s Woodland Zoo, was done on a 29-year-old western lowland gorilla who was five days past her due date, the zoo said in a blog post Tuesday.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Native to the Congo Basin, western lowland gorillas receive far less attention than their mountain cousins.
—Mary Holland, Air Mail, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Lowland gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowland%20gorilla. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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