World Gorilla Day has been celebrated on September 24 every year since 2017. That date was chosen because it was on that day in 1967 that the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda was founded by gorilla researcher Dian Fossey.
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Gorillas are the world’s largest primate. There are two species, the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla. All gorillas are classified as Critically Endangered, with the exception of the subspecies called the mountain gorilla, which is classified as Endangered. This weekend many zoos are holding special programs so you can learn more about gorillas. This includes the Los Angeles Zoo, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Little Rock Zoo, the Oklahoma City Zoo, the Louisville Zoo, the San Antonio Zoo, the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, and possibly at another zoo near you.
And if you can’t get to your local zoo for the festivities this weekend, you can read about gorillas and see a gallery of enchanting photos of them at Smithsonian.
(Image credit: Robert from Uganda gorilla safari tours)
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