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Other albino (or white-furred) gorillas similar in appearance to Snowflake have appeared in different media. Prior to the birth of Snowflake, the film Son of Kong featured King Kong 's son, which was an albino gorilla that was twice the height of a human and was named "Little Kong".
Western lowland gorillas primarily live in rainforest, swamp forest, brush, secondary vegetation, clearing and forest edges, abandoned farming fields and riverine forest. They live in primary and secondary lowland tropical forest at elevations that extend from sea level up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft). The average amount of rainfall in the areas where ...
Western gorillas live in both lowland swamp forests and montane forests, at elevations ranging from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft). [38] Western lowland gorillas live in swamp and lowland forests ranging up to 1,600 m (5,200 ft), and Cross River gorillas live in low-lying and submontane forests ranging from 150–1,600 m (490–5,250 ft).
The orangutans live alongside two siamangs Eloise and her daughter Selamat in an 8,400-square-foot (780 m 2) exhibit, [76] which is flanked by a 110-foot (34 m) glass viewing window. [ 77 ] The exhibit provides sway poles and artificial trees for the apes to swing on and a fake termite mound for them to fish condiments out of. [ 78 ]
Western gorillas are long-lived and may survive for as long as 40 years in the wild. A group's home range may be as large as 30 km 2 (12 sq mi), but is not actively defended. Wild western gorillas are known to use tools. [10] Western gorillas' diets are high in fiber, including leaves, stems, fruit, piths, flowers, bark, invertebrates, and soil.
Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelli) Hominoidea is a superfamily of primates. Members of this superfamily are called hominoids or apes, and include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos, and humans. Hominoidea is one of the six major groups in the order Primates. The majority are found in forests in Southeastern Asia and Equatorial Africa, with the exception of humans, which have ...
Samson (1949–1981)—for many years the face of the Milwaukee County Zoo, one of the largest silverback gorillas on record, weighing 652 lbs. (296 kg) in 1973 [12] Santino, a male chimpanzee at Furuvik zoo in Sweden, was notable for having the cognitive skills for forward planning (calmly collecting stones, and later throwing them at visitors).
Western lowland gorillas have been known to live 30 to 35 years in their natural habitat and 35–45 years in captivity. [3] Other aged captive gorillas include Massa (54) at the Philadelphia Zoo and Rudy (49) at the Erie Zoo .