In Cameroon's Lebialem highlands, folk stories connect people and gorillas via totems; a gorilla's death means the connected person will die also. This creates a local conservation ethic. [106] Many different indigenous peoples interact with wild gorillas. [106] Some have detailed knowledge; the Baka have words to distinguish at least ten types of gorilla individuals, by sex, age, and relationships. [106] In 1861, alongside tales of hunting enormous gorillas, the traveller and anthropologist Paul Du Chaillu reported the Cameroonian story that a pregnant woman who sees a gorilla will give birth to one. [106] [107] Gamble, K. C.; Moyse, J. A.; Lovstad, J. N.; Ober, C. B.; Thompson, E. E. (2011). "Blood groups in the Species Survival Plan, European Endangered Species Program, and managed in situ populations of bonobo ( Pan paniscus), common chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes), gorilla ( Gorilla ssp.), and orangutan ( Pongo pygmaeus ssp.)" (PDF). Zoo Biology. 30 (4): 427–444. doi: 10.1002/zoo.20348. PMC 4258062. PMID 20853409. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2012 . Retrieved 5 January 2012. See also: Great ape language A female gorilla exhibiting tool use by using a tree trunk as a support whilst fishing herbs Recent research on captive gorilla welfare emphasizes a need to shift to individual assessments instead of a one-size-fits-all group approach to understanding how welfare increases or decreases based on a variety of factors. [96] Individual characteristics such as age, sex, personality and individual histories are essential in understanding that stressors will affect each individual gorilla and their welfare differently. [94] [96] Conservation status Eastern lowland gorilla in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola 'kills over 5,000 gorillas' ". BBC. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009 . Retrieved 9 December 2006.

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a b c Stokes, E. J.; Parnell, R. J.; Olejniczak, C. (2003). "Female dispersal and reproductive success in wild western lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla)". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 54 (4): 329–339. doi: 10.1007/s00265-003-0630-3. JSTOR 25063274. S2CID 21995743. Gorillas have a patchy distribution. The range of the two species is separated by the Congo River and its tributaries. The western gorilla lives in west central Africa, while the eastern gorilla lives in east central Africa. Between the species, and even within the species, gorillas live in a variety of habitats and elevations. Gorilla habitat ranges from montane forest to swampland. Eastern gorillas inhabit montane and submontane forests between 650 and 4,000m (2,130 and 13,120ft) above sea level. [38]

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Further information: Gorillas in popular culture Drawing of a gorilla who has killed a hunter and destroyed his shotgun, as narrated by Paul Du Chaillu, 1861 Gorillas will groom each other by combing each other with their fingers and teeth. This ‘social grooming’ is an important aspect of gorilla groups which helps to establish and reinforce social bonds. Fletcher, A. (2001). Development of infant independence from the mother in wild mountain gorillas. pp.153–182. Aryan, H. E. (2006). "Lumbar diskectomy in a human-habituated mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei)". Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 108 (2): 205–210. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.12.011. PMID 16412845. S2CID 29723690.

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Czekala, N.; Robbins, M. M. (2001). Assessment of reproduction and stress through hormone analysis in gorillas. pp.317–339. McNeilage, A. (2001). Diet and habitat use of two mountain gorilla groups in contrasting habitats in the Virungas. pp.265–292.Some variations that distinguish the classifications of gorilla include varying density, size, hair colour, length, culture, and facial widths. [13] Population genetics of the lowland gorillas suggest that the western and eastern lowland populations diverged around 261 thousand years ago. [21] Characteristics Male gorilla skull

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a b Mittermeier, R. A.; Rylands, A. B.; Wilson, D. E., eds. (2013). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553897. The gorilla became the next-to-last great ape genus to have its genome sequenced. The first gorilla genome was generated with short read and Sanger sequencing using DNA from a female western lowland gorilla named Kamilah. This gave scientists further insight into the evolution and origin of humans. Despite the chimpanzees being the closest extant relatives of humans, 15% of the human genome was found to be more like that of the gorilla. [88] In addition, 30% of the gorilla genome "is closer to human or chimpanzee than the latter are to each other; this is rarer around coding genes, indicating pervasive selection throughout great ape evolution, and has functional consequences in gene expression." [89] Analysis of the gorilla genome has cast doubt on the idea that the rapid evolution of hearing genes gave rise to language in humans, as it also occurred in gorillas. [90] Captivity Gorilla at zooGorillas spend a good deal of their time on the ground rather than in the trees, and will make new nests on the ground each night.

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a b c d Wood, G. L. (1983). The Guinness book of animal facts and feats. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-0851122359. Gorillas make a new nest to sleep on daily and do not use the previous one. This even if remaining in the same place. Usually, they are made an hour before dusk, to be ready to sleep when night falls. Gorillas sleep longer than humans, an average of 12 hours per day. [46] Interspecies interactions

Females will start giving birth at about 10 years old and will have offspring every 3-4 years. When in oestrus she will be able to conceive for only three days in the month. a b "Four out of six great apes one step away from extinction – IUCN Red List". IUCN. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016 . Retrieved 15 September 2016. Join 330,063 entrepreneurs, innovators and CEOs who rely on our weekly trend report to stay ahead of the crowd. Yamagiwa, J.; Mwanza, N.; Yumoto, T.; Maruhashi, T. (1994). "Seasonal change in the composition of the diet of eastern lowland gorillas". Primates. 35: 1–14. doi: 10.1007/BF02381481. S2CID 33021914. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rded.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp.181–182. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.