Gorilla Size Study (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Gorilla Size Study (1 of 2)

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This is an adult male gorilla -- also known as a "silverback" (far right) -- with a family group in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo. Conservationists from WCS and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology recently discovered that larger male gorillas are more successful than smaller ones at attracting mates and raising young.

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Thomas Breuer/WCS

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