World Gorilla Day
Published on 09 Apr 2025
- World Gorilla Day is an annual event held on September 24.
- They are the largest of the great apes (there are 5 species of great ape, including, gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, bonobo, and human) and are primarily herbivores.
- They inhabit the forests of central Africa and are divided into two species Western Gorilla and Eastern Gorilla, both are critically endangered.
- Gorillas share 98 to 99% of their DNA with humans and are the closest relatives of humans after chimpanzees.
- Gorillas are not found in India.
- The only ape found in India is the hoolock gibbon.
