gorilla
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What’s more intimidating, an 800-pound gorilla or a horde of small ones?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
While there will never be a moment when anyone can say the gorilla population is safe, there are now around 600 gorillas on the mountain.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
It is a conservation success and the largest gorilla family group in the Virungas can trace its origins to that Life on Earth moment.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Naturalist and narrator extraordinaire David Attenborough is likely beyond the point where he wants to wrestle a baby gorilla in the mountains of Rwanda.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
When he went skiing during family vacations in Colorado, he seldom bothered to turn; he’d simply crouch in a gorilla tuck, feet spread wide for stability, and point the boards straight down the hill.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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