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Eastern Gorilla (Mountain Gorilla)
Gorilla beringei (Eastern Gorilla (Mountain Gorilla) · ヒガシゴリラ (マウンテンゴリラ))
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 📏 Length 1.5m — ~0.9× the height of a 1.75 m adult human
- 🏢 Height 1.8m — ~1× the height of a 1.75 m human
- ⚖️ Mass 70kg — ~1× the mass of a 70 kg adult human
- ⚡ Speed 40km/h — ~1.1× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record average speed (37.6 km/h)
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The largest extant primate, whose alpha male develops silver hair on his back and is called a 'silverback.' It is a peaceful herbivorous ape known for devoted family bonds.
🌐 Wikipedia Summary ExtractThe eastern gorilla is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two subspecies. There are 6,800 eastern lowland gorillas or Grauer's gorillas and 1,000 mountain gorillas. Illegal hunting threatens the species.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Sharing about 98.3% of its DNA with humans, it walks on its knuckles (knuckle-walking) and has powerful jaw muscles that crush bamboo stalks.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Chest-beating ('drum beating') is a peaceful means of communication that advertises body size and prevents unnecessary bloodshed.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is a core flagship species for primate behavioral ecology and endangered ape conservation campaigns.
📚 Sources & References
- • Wikipedia “Eastern gorilla”
- • Wikidata Q307157
- • IUCN Red List category CR — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • animaldiversity.org — Gorilla beringei
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.