Unwind with me as we learn about the Eastern Lowland Gorilla, the largest living primate on earth. Strap on your hiking shoes and prepare for a trek to a rainforest in the Congo.

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If you would like to learn more, the resources used in this episode are listed below:

• https://www.fauna-flora.org/species/grauers-gorilla/

• https://virunga.org/wildlife/primates/eastern-lowland-gorilla/

• Breuer, T., Ndoundou-Hockemba, M., & Fishlock, V. (2005). First observation of tool use in wild gorillas

• Robbins, M. M., & Robbins, A. M. (2004). Simulation of the population dynamics and social structure of the Virunga mountain gorillas.

• Stanford, C. B. (2001). The subspecies concept in primatology: The case of mountain gorillas.

• Bania, A. E., & Stromberg, E. E. (2013). Memory and social complexity in gorillas and chimpanzees. 

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