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The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. In addition to certain standard Google cookies, reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Our male gorillas are part of the EAZA ex-situ breeding programme (EEP) for the species. Conservation education and ecotourism programmes are being developed to encourage the protection of gorillas within reserves across Central Africa. These great apes are classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Their habitat destruction is associated with mining for coltan, a metallic ore used in mobile phones and electronics. Western lowland gorillas are primarily threatened by human activities such as habitat destruction, hunting for their meat and capture for the wildlife trade. Youngsters are not fully weaned until 3 years old. The infant is kept belly-to-belly with its mother until the age of 2 months, when it is mature and strong enough to be able to cling onto the mother’s fur. Usually a single youngster is born after a gestation of 8 to 9 months.These great apes are incredibly intelligent and have complex emotions.The western lowland gorilla may be the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies, but they are still extremely powerful! An adult male can weigh as much as 250kg.An average family is made up of adult females, their offspring of different ages and an adult male, called the silverback because of his fur colour. Gorillas live and travel together in stable groups.
