Population of Grauer’s gorilla plummeting

Q.  Name the world’s largest primate?
- Published on 06 Apr 16

a. Bonobo chimpanzee
b. Silver backed gorilla
c. Grauer’s gorilla
d. Amazon Ape

ANSWER: Grauer’s gorilla
 
Population of the world’s largest primate Grauer’s gorilla found in DRC or Democratic Republic of Congo has fallen by 77% in 20 years according to a fresh report
  • From an estimate of 17,000 in 1998 to 3,800 in 2016, the gorillas have been victims of warfare, mining and illegal hunting
  • The research was done by scientists from Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute working with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Flora and Fauna International and the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature.
  • Grauer's gorilla, Gorilla beringei graueri, is found only in forests of the eastern DRC.
  • Males can weigh more than 400 pounds, making this the largest gorilla subspecies and hence the largest primate in the world.
  • Another species of gorilla, the Western Gorilla, G. gorilla, is found in central Africa west of the Congo River.

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