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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The two-and-a-half-month old infant moved to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in March 2024 and successfully bonded with Fredrika, also known as Freddy, the oldest member of the western lowland gorilla troop.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
There was the case in Central Africa and Western Africa — in Gabon and the Republic of Congo — where it's believed tens of thousands of western lowland gorillas were killed by an Ebola epidemic in the early 2000s.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 June 2026
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.
—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
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
There was the case in Central Africa and Western Africa — in Gabon and the Republic of Congo — where it's believed tens of thousands of western lowland gorillas were killed by an Ebola epidemic in the early 2000s.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 June 2026
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.
—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
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“Lowland gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowland%20gorilla. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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