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Baby Momma

Western lowland gorilla - Orlando, Florida
'Christmas Day' - December 25th, 2021

*[left-double-click for a closer-look - silverback female & child]

The western lowland gorilla is the smallest subspecies of gorilla.
A male standing erect can be 5–6 feet tall and weigh 300–600 pounds. The average male is 370 lbs and stands upright at 5 feet 4 inches tall and the females stand 5 feet tall and weigh half as much as males. According to the late John Aspinall, a silverback gorilla in his prime has the physical strength of 7–8 Olympic weight lifters but this claim is unverified. Western lowland gorilla groups travel within a home range averaging 3–18 sq miles. Gorillas do not display territorial behavior, and neighboring groups often overlap ranges. The group usually favors a certain area within the home range but seems to follow a seasonal pattern depending upon the availability of ripening fruits and, at some sites, localized large open clearings. Gorillas normally travel 0.3–1.8 miles per day. Populations feeding on high-energy foods that vary spatially and seasonally tend to have greater day ranges than those feeding on lower-quality but more consistently available foods. Larger groups travel greater distances in order to obtain sufficient food. Human hunters and leopards can also influence the movement patterns. They can live to age 50 and a bit longer in zoos. Gorillas live in family groupings of one dominant male, five to seven adult females, children and adolescents, and possibly a few non-dominant males. Gorillas reproduce slowly because females do not begin reproducing until the age of nine or ten and usually only produce one baby approximately every 5 years.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Lowland_Gorilla

Taken in: United States / Florida / Bay Lake (show map)

Taken on: December 25, 2021

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Western Lowland Gorilla

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Camera: Canon EOS RP, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, 183mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS RP
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	183mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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