western lowland gorilla

American  

[wes-tern loh-luhnd guh-ril-uh] / ˈwɛs tərn ˈloʊ lənd gəˈrɪl ə /

noun

1. a black, primarily herbivorous, nonterritorial gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla ), a subspecies of the western gorilla and the smallest of all gorilla subspecies, living in a variety of central African habitats, especially the swamp forests of Democratic Republic of the Congo: listed as critically endangered, it is the only gorilla subspecies to live and breed in zoos.

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Etymology

Origin of western lowland gorilla

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District of Columbia is letting the public weigh in on three possible names for the female western lowland gorilla who was born May 27.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Our closest evolutionary relatives - chimpanzees and bonobos - were included, along with the western lowland gorilla and Sumatran orangutan.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

Experts said she and 30-year-old Baraka, a male silverback western lowland gorilla, successfully mated in September.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

In 2014, a western lowland gorilla living at the Los Angeles Zoo was treated for a severe case of valley fever, in which he lost about a fifth of his body weight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2022