The Great Apes

[johnny rex]

(10-31-2019, 04:43 PM)The Panther Wrote:

(10-31-2019, 04:25 PM)johnny rex Wrote:

(10-31-2019, 04:21 PM)The Panther Wrote:

(10-31-2019, 03:54 PM)johnny rex Wrote: Samson, a 652 pound captive Western lowland silverback gorilla. Look at his short face.





Here is a wild Western lowland silverback gorilla. Compare it to the captive Western lowland silverback gorilla such as Samson.

You also have to consider the fact he may be from a different Western population. The wild gorilla you showed seems like he's from a certain part of Cameroon, but he may descend from either an extinct Cameroon population or places like Gabon, maybe even Western DRC. There's a good chance he's not Nigerian though, but you never know.

The wild specimen is from Central African Republic while Samson was from Cameroon before he was brought to the States.

Damn, Google can be messy, because i saw that very same male when i looked up Mefou National park gorillas, so I assumed he was from Cameroon. Anyway, Samson could be from an extinct Cameroon population, because Cameroon gorillas are not as common as they were in the past, especially considering he was born like 70 years ago. Maybe really short faces were common in those specific areas.

By an extinct Cameroon population, do you mean the Cross River gorillas? Yes, I can see perhaps Samson is of Cross River gorilla specimen because I can see some similarities of his facial appearances with that wild Cross River silverbacks.

*Edit: Sorry Cross River gorillas are not native to Cameroon. Samson is from Cameroon. Reply