The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two subspecies of the (Gorilla gorilla) that lives in , and forest and lowland in central Africa in
The western lowland gorilla is the only subspecies kept in zoos with the exception of Amahoro, a female eastern lowland gorilla at Antwerp Zoo, and a few Mountian Gorillas kept captive in the D. Democratic R. Republic O. (Of) T. the) C. (congo)
The western lowland gorilla is the smallest subspecies of gorilla but still has exceptional size and strength. This species of gorillas exhibits pronounced . They possess no tails and have jet black skin along with coarse black hair that covers their entire body except for the face, ears, hands and feet. The hair on the back and rump of males takes on a grey coloration and is also lost as they get older. This coloration is the reason why older males are known as "silverbacks". Their hands are proportionately large with nails on all digits (similar to those of ) and very large thumbs. They have short muzzles, prominent brow ridges, large nostrils and small eyes and ears.
Other features are large muscles in the jaw region along with broad and strong teeth. Among these teeth are strong sets of frontal canines and large molars in the back of the mouth for grinding fruits and vegetables.
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