Cross River Gorilla

Published on 07 Dec 2025

• On World Gorilla Day (24 September), attention was brought to Nigeria’s last 100 Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli).

• These gorillas are endemic to Nigeria–Cameroon border, including the Cross River basin.

• Highly social, they live in groups of 5–20 led by a dominant adult male gorilla with a distinctive silver-colored patch of hair on their back.

  
  

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Cross River Gorilla Nigeria Gorilla gorilla diehli Cameroon Cross River basin