❤️🦍 Our western lowland gorillas are wonderful ambassadors for their critically endangered counterparts in the wild. In the past 25 years, populations have declined by more than 60% due to disease (the Ebola virus), hunting (for commercial bushmeat) and deforestation (for logging and mining). . . . 🌍♻️ The good news is: you can help gorillas! Coltan—a heat-resistant metal that holds a high electrical charge—is mined where gorillas live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Recycling electro

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Five-year-old Angela, the Western lowland gorilla, is growing up and working up an appetite! In this clip, she enjoys a nutritious diet of cucumbers and bell peppers, provided by her animal care team, then shows off her playful side as she scurries through the Campo Gorilla Reserve. Angela is the youngest member of her troop, but she’s already full of personality and beginning to show the confident traits of her parents, Kelly and N’djia. 🦍 Come see Angela with her troop, Kelly, N’djia, and Rap