World’s largest primate Grauer Gorilla going extinct
Q. Which is the world’s largest primate?- Published on 28 Apr 16a. Silverback gorilla
b. Grauer’s gorilla
c. White cheeked macaque
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Grauer’s gorilla
Grauer’s gorilla, the world’s largest primate has worried conservationists given their dwindling number
- DRC left experts worried after the gorilla population plummeted 77% over past 20 yeas with less than 3800 of animals remaining
- Grauer gorrila is named after Rudolf Grauer, an Austrian explorer who first recognized the apes as a separate subspecies
- They resemble the mountain gorilla, save for their longer limbs and shorter hair. The gorillas survive on bushmeat and can weigh up to 400 pounds.
- In 1994, the Wildlife Conservation Society conducted surveys in and around eastern Zaire and had estimated that 17,000 Grauer's gorillas remained.
- But the Rwandan genocide that year led to the gorillas' precipitous decline.
