© Ian Redmond
Gorilla
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes and are found in only nine African countries.
Traditionally they have been regarded as one species with three sub species, but some scientists have recently proposed that the differences between the eastern and western populations are sufficient to regard them as separate species, each with sub-species.
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EndangeredSpecies Info
- 1920s
First systematic study of Gorillas - 1967
Dian Fossey begins study at Kabara, Congo - 1977
The gorilla, Digit, killed by poachers - 1978
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International founded - 2009
UN Year of the Gorilla
