This Elusive Gorilla Did Not Want Anyone Approaching Until They Noticed His Hands Don’t Look

Compassion

While many may think of violent and territorial creatures when they consider gorilla behavior, they are incredibly compassionate and caring primates. Facebook users seemed to understand this better than most.

They adored this “gentle giant” and his almost magical care for this miniscule animal. Gorillas are also highly intelligent. Most Facebook users agreed that gorillas desperately need to be better protected. Given how fervently these vulnerable apes have been poached and hunted, their endangered status is highly concerning.

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But there are other severe threats to the gorilla that are not as sadistic as poachers, such as the industrial agricultural missions being carried out within the Congo basin. As more of these primates’ habitats are erased, so too are their chances of survival.

Do you know what the two gorilla species are called? That is correct – the western and eastern gorilla. The two species are then further separated into two respective subspecies each. The cross river gorilla and the western lowland gorilla; and the mountain gorilla and the eastern lowland gorilla.