西部低地大猩猩

xībùdīdìdàxīngxing
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
  2. 2 the smallest and most numerous gorilla subspecies

Examples

Xībù dīdì dàxīngxing zhǔyào fēnbù zài Gāngguǒ péndì de rèdài yǔlín zhōng.
Western lowland gorillas live mainly in the rainforests of the Congo basin.
Dòngwùyuán lǐ de dàxīngxing dàduō shì xībù dīdì dàxīngxing.
Most gorillas you see in zoos are western lowland gorillas.

Tips

culture
This is the subspecies behind nearly every 'famous gorilla' in captivity, including Koko the sign-language gorilla and Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo. Despite being the most abundant gorilla, it is still classified as Critically Endangered due to poaching and Ebola outbreaks.

Stroke Order

西
xīng