Western Lowland Gorilla on Branch
Congo, Africa
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is the smallest subspecies of gorilla, and one of two subspecies of the western gorilla. It is found in the dense forests and lowland swamps of central, western Africa, where they can be hard to locate and photograph.
In comparison to the mountain gorilla, the western lowland gorilla has a wider and larger skull, and their big toe is spread apart more from the alignment of the other four toes. Gorillas' arms are longer than their legs. They ambulate by knuckle-walking - in a quadrupedal gait - supporting their weight on the third and fourth digits of their curled hands. Like other primates, each individual has distinctive fingerprints. Gorillas also have unique nose prints. A male can weigh up to 500 lbs., but have an average weight of 310 lbs. Females weigh up to 200 lbs.
Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.
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