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There are 2 species - the Western and Eastern gorillas, and both species have silverback males. The larger of the two is the Eastern Gorilla. The maximum size of a male gorilla can be over 225 kg (500 lb) and 1.83 m (6 ft) in the wild, with much heavier weights recorded in captivity. (Although I can't find a decent reference to the recorded sizes either.)
The worldâs largest primate is being wiped out by war By Elahe Izadi By Elahe Izadi April 5, 2016 Follow @ElaheIzadi An eastern lowland gorilla is seen in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2012. (Jonny Hogg/Reuters file) The population of the worldâs largest primate â a gorilla subspecies that lives in a region of Central Africa beset by conflict â is collapsing. Back in 1998, a team of researchers estimated that 17,000 Grauerâs gorillas, also known as eastern lowland gorillas, lived in the forests of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, the population of Grauerâs gorillas has dropped by 77 percent.