mountain gorilla

[moun-tn guh-ril-uh]

noun

1. a bluish-black gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei ), a subspecies of the eastern gorilla, surviving in two small populations in national parks that cover mountainous regions of Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda: a victim of illegal hunting, habitat destruction, and civil unrest, it is listed as critically endangered.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain gorilla¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The relationships built up between female mountain gorillas are more important than previously understood, new research from Rwanda suggests.

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"If we can do a good job at protecting elephants, our efforts will reverberate to other species, such as lions and mountain gorillas."

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Uganda's first wildlife vet Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka works to save the country's endangered mountain gorillas, whose habitat is being eroded by climate change.

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She met her first mountain gorilla, named Kacupira, while carrying out field work.

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Ugandan officials said the army and the police were pursuing the militants who attacked the school toward the Virunga National Park, a thick forest that is home to endangered mountain gorillas.

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