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Gorilla

A company that has the greatest market share in a particular industry without having a monopoly. A gorilla usually has greater leeway in its decisions; for example, it may charge a higher price for its products without fear of losing too much business. Large companies, such as Wal-Mart or Microsoft, are considered gorillas.

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Only 5,000 eastern lowland gorillas remain in their natural habitat, a 70% drop in 20 years.

Why we have to save this gentle giant; As the planet's biggest primate faces extinction

With only an estimated 100,000 western lowland gorillas remaining in the wild, the birth is a significant addition to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Gorilla Species Survival Plan.

Riverbanks welcomes another baby gorilla

blacklocki in western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) (1).

Plasmodium ovale wallikeri in Western Lowland Gorillas and Humans, Central African Republic

The zoo said a donor chose the name of the western lowland gorilla that was born June 1.

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The western lowland gorilla died in her sleep Tuesday morning at the age of 46, according to the Gorilla Foundation, which is headed by animal psychologist Francine "Penny" Patterson, who worked with and cared for Koko since the primate was a year old.

Koko, the famous gorilla who learned sign language, died

Chessington has been incredibly successful in the breeding of the critically endangered Western Lowland gorilla, with the new addition its fourth baby in the last ten years.

New baby gorilla at Chessington World of Adventures now has a name; The western lowland gorilla was born on April 19

Vila was a western lowland gorilla and the zoo's website states she was born in the Congo in 1957, before being hand-reared at San Diego Zoo's Children's Zoo.

World's second oldest gorilla dies aged 60 'surrounded by family members' at San Diego zoo; Vila was born in the Congo in 1957 and was the matriarch of five generations

What your children are talking about this week ZOLA the dancing gorilla has been making a splash again after zoo-keepers treated him to a brand new toy It seems the western lowland gorilla is loving his new paddling pool, where he has perfected his dance moves.

DOWN WITH THE KIDS

Philadelphia Zoo welcomed a new addition to the family: a western lowland gorilla baby born to Kira, the Zoo's 17-year-old female and 32-year old silverback, Motuba, on Friday, June 2nd.

WATCH: Adorable newborn endangered baby gorilla melts netizens' hearts

TASTY The 27-year-old alpha male western lowland gorilla tucks in undisturbed by his troop

MARZIPLANET OF THE APES; have my cake and eat it giant male gorilla's not for sharing No one is stealing treat from silverback Ambam

A zoo official said members of the public were "never in any danger" as the western lowland gorilla, called Kumbuka, had remained in a secure keeper area.

Urgent probe needed into gorilla escape at London Zoo says wildlife group; The Born Free Foundation said the incident was a "startling reminder" of the risks of keeping dangerous wild animals in captivity

PHOENIX: Lightning streaks across the night sky as a monsoon storm sweeps through the Phoenix metro area on Wednesday ROSS D FRANKLIN | BRISTOL: Afia the six-monthold western lowland gorilla, born by emergency caesarean section in February, plays with keeper Joanne Rudd on Gorilla Island at Bristol Zoo BEN BIRCHALL | UKRAINE: New-born white lion cubs, part of a litter of five cubs in a private zoo in the village of Demydiv 50 kilometres west of Kiev, Ukraine, yesterday.