Western Lowland Gorilla (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Western Lowland Gorilla

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Scientists have observed a population of western lowland gorillas in Loango National Park, Gabon using their teeth to crack open the woody shells of Coula edulis nuts.

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Martha Robbins

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