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mountain gorilla
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mountain gorilla

Highly endangered ape found in bamboo and rainforest on the Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), and Uganda borders in central Africa, with a total population of around 600 (1995). It is threatened by deforestation and illegal hunting for skins and the zoo trade. (Subspecies Gorilla gorilla beringei.)



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It further confirms that when reference is given to a scientific name, such as Quercus albus or Gorilla gorilla beringei, everyone recognizes we are speaking about white oak trees or mountain gorillas, respectively, and not northern red oak trees (Quercus rubra) or lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).
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