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Gorillas are part of the great ape family, including other impressive species like orangutans and bonobos ; gorillas are essential to our planet’s biodiversity.

Gorilla rows are a compound horizontal pulling exercise. As such, they involve several joints and muscles working together. At around 7 to 10 years, the young gorilla will become mature enough to have its own offspring. At this point, the gorilla will leave its mother's group to find a mate. Gorillas can live around 35 years in the wild and more than 50 years in zoos, according to the WWF. Classification/taxonomyGorillas are capable of walking upright like us on two feet but due to their strong arms, they most often move as a quadruped i.e. on four limbs as it is much easier for them. Fagot, J.; Vauclair, J. (1988). "Handedness and bimanual coordination in the lowland gorilla". Brain, Behavior and Evolution. 32 (2): 89–95. doi: 10.1159/000116536. PMID 3179697.

According to the IUCN, the Gorilla gorilla species (Western lowland gorillas and Cross River gorillas) is critically endangered, with a population reduction of more than 80 percent over three generations (a generation is about 22 years). It is unknown exactly how many of these gorillas are left. The WWF estimates that there are about 100,000 lowland gorillas still in existence. Other facts Maisels, F.; Bergl, R. A.; Williamson, E. A. (2016) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. " Gorilla gorilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T9404A136250858. |volume= / |date= mismatch Mountain gorillas are lesser in number than their lowland counterparts. They are also smaller than them and are the second largest subspecies of gorillas. Male adult Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli) have an average weight from 140 to 200 kg (310 to 440 pounds), while adult females have upto 100 kg (220 pounds).Wright, E.; etal. (2021). "Chest beats as an honest signal of body size in male mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei)". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 6879. Bibcode: 2021NatSR..11.6879W. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-86261-8. PMC 8032651. PMID 33833252. The Cross River gorilla has a wider range of habitats and consumes a particularly high amount of seasonal fruit. The larger home ranges and travel distances of western gorillas may be related to their diverse diets and smaller group sizes, which may help to avoid competition for food resources.

Despite inhabiting rugged terrain, researchers have utilized alternative evidence, such as numbers and locations of nests, to estimate the gorilla population. It is theorized that there are just 200 or 300 of these gorillas left in their natural habitat, making them one of the most endangered primates on the planet.Goidts, V.; Armengol, L.; Schempp, W.; etal. (March 2006). "Identification of large-scale human-specific copy number differences by inter-species array comparative genomic hybridization". Human Genetics. 119 (1–2): 185–198. doi: 10.1007/s00439-005-0130-9. PMID 16395594. S2CID 32184430. The eastern lowland gorilla is the largest of the four extant gorilla species and also the largest living primates in the world. McNeilage, A. (2001). Diet and habitat use of two mountain gorilla groups in contrasting habitats in the Virungas. pp.265–292. Further information: Gorillas in popular culture Drawing of a gorilla who has killed a hunter and destroyed his shotgun, as narrated by Paul Du Chaillu, 1861

Gorillas share 98.3% of their DNA with humans, making them our closest cousins after chimpanzees and bonobos. These charismatic, intelligent animals often surprise us with behaviors and emotions so similar to our human experience. Montagu, M. F. A. (1940). "Knowledge of the Ape in Antiquity". Isis. 32 (1): 87–102. doi: 10.1086/347644. S2CID 143874276. Sanz, C. M.; etal. (2022). "Interspecific interactions between sympatric apes". iScience. 25 (10): 105059. Bibcode: 2022iSci...25j5059S. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105059. PMC 9485909. PMID 36147956. As gorillas have sexual dimorphism, so the weight and size of both genders have prominent differences. Gorillas living in the wild typically have a lifespan of around 35 to 40 years. In their natural habitat, they face various threats, such as predators, diseases, and environmental factors, that can significantly impact their lifespan.

After World War II, George Schaller was one of the first researchers to go into the field and study primates. In 1959, he conducted a systematic study of the mountain gorilla in the wild and published his work. Years later, at the behest of Louis Leakey and the National Geographic, Dian Fossey conducted a much longer and more comprehensive study of the mountain gorilla. When she published her work, many misconceptions and myths about gorillas were finally disproved, including the myth that gorillas are violent. Gorillas rarely drink water "because they consume succulent vegetation that is comprised of almost half water as well as morning dew", [43] although both mountain and lowland gorillas have been observed drinking.