Western Lowland Gorilla Male
Congo, Africa
These gorillas have black skin along with coarse black hair that covers their entire body except for the face, ears, hands and feet. They have large hands with large thumbs, with nails on all digits. Their faces have short muzzles, prominent brow ridges, large nostrils and small eyes and ears. Adult males’ heads look conical due to the large bony crests on the top and back of the skull. These crests anchor large, strong muscles that control a jaw containing frontal canines and large molars in the back for grinding fruit and vegetation.
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.
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