gorillas

plural of gorilla

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Recent Examples of gorillas While Goodall focused on chimps, Dian Fossey studied gorillas and Birutė Galdikas studied orangutans. Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 Across mammal species, from baboons and gorillas up to humans, females usually live longer than the males do. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025 John Mitani is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Michigan, whose studies over 45 years have included wild chimpanzees in Uganda and Tanzania; gibbons and orangutans in Indonesia, gorillas in Rwanda, and bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Zoo officials said gorillas in the wild typically live between 30 and 40 years, although those in captivity often live longer. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 Basically, female gorillas seem to be seeking out their friends when deciding whether or not to make a change, says Robert Seyfarth, an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania who has studied relationships in animals but wasn't part of this research team. Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025 When visiting Uganda, perhaps on a journey to see the Silverback gorillas, women are expected to cover their legs, at least to below the knees. Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025 Brookfield Zoo has relocated its gorillas to prepare them for their new $66 million habitat opening this summer. Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025 Orangutans and gorillas, for instance, are estimated to take approximately 99% of their annual diet from plant sources. Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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Noun
  • On Tuesday, a total of 300 federal agents stormed a South Side apartment building that Department of Homeland Security officials say harbored criminals.
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    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now is the time to push back in defense of free speech – as strongly and as publicly as the gangsters on the left and right are threatening to revoke it.
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    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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    Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the other hand, there was also the concept of reading and how to integrate that in the story, how the pirates learn to read, and how words go together.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Leaders in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) focused on combating pirates and handling trade across the strait as Chinese settlers increasingly moved to the island.
    David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?
    Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Brian’s life is saved by Murtagh, who tackles him and rolls him to a hiding spot while the assassins pass.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
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    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025

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