Gorilla at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Gorilla at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

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This is a western lowland gorilla seated at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. This species is from western equatorial African. The great ape ancestors, from which gorillas, chimps and humans descended, lived in Africa between 8 million and 12 million years ago.

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Allison C. Gray

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