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gorilla

[guh-ril-uh] / gəˈrɪl ə /










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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

A new Netflix documentary, A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough has followed the family - whose members are descendants of Pablo, the cheeky, curious, young gorilla captured on camera in 1978.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 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

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

What would-be gorilla or elephant rancher would wait 15 years for his herd to reach adult size?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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