| Photo Information |
Copyright: Scott Roland (Scott)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 224 W: 0 N: 316]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (1540) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-05-16 |
| Categories: Mammals |
| Exposure: f/7.1, 1/40 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-06-28 19:11 |
| Viewed: 317 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Gorillas are the largest of the living primates. They are ground-dwelling herbivores that inhabit the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and (still under debate as of 2008) either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is 98%–99% identical to that of a human,[2] and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the two chimpanzee species.
Gorillas live in tropical or subtropical forests. Although their range covers a small percentage of Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations. The Mountain Gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from 2225 to 4267 m (7300-14000 ft). Lowland Gorillas live in dense forests and lowland swamps and marshes as low as sea level.
From Wikipedia
Note, this is the first "zoo photo" I have posted. I took this at San Diego's Wild Animal Park. I guess it unlikely I will get to Africa to see these in the wild.
Scott |
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