lowland gorilla
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lowland gorilla
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Guests can see the new western lowland gorilla infant and the family troop at Campo Gorilla Reserve.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Jameela - which means "beautiful" in Swahili - was born to 33-year-old Sekani, a western lowland gorilla, on 5 February, the zoo announced in a Facebook post on Valentine's Day.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024
A baby western lowland gorilla was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District of Columbia over the weekend, marking the species’ first birth at the facility in five years.
From Washington Times • May 31, 2023
Our closest evolutionary relatives - chimpanzees and bonobos - were included, along with the western lowland gorilla and Sumatran orangutan.
From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023
Calaya, a 20-year-old western lowland gorilla, is expecting her second baby gorilla between late May and early July.
From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023
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