largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
"The conservation team traveled deep into the rainforests of Central West Africa to monitor a family of gorillas, noting how these large, plant-eating apes moved silently through their natural habitat."
The largest of the apes, native to the forests of central Africa, and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.
"The massive gorilla lumbered through the dense rainforest, methodically swinging its weight on bent fingers as it moved from tree to tree."