Native to the Congo Basin, populations of the western lowland gorilla are declining, and they are considered critically endangered. Adult males weigh can weigh up to 500 pounds, and stand up to 6 feet tall. But when compared to their human cousins, they’re still quite large. Gorillas are the largest of apes, but the western lowland gorilla is the smallest of the subspecies, according to the Smithsonian Institute. A 2019 study examining the structure of the dolphin clitoris found that dolphins also likely have sex for pleasure, and bonobos are famous for their laissez-faire attitude when it comes to pleasurable sex life. And primates aren’t the only ones who engage in such activities. In the animal kingdom, such acts are known as non-reproductive or non-conceptive copulation, meaning that the individuals engaging in the acts are doing so for purposes not solely for reproducing, like for pleasure or dominance. Snopes contacted the Bronx Zoo to determine the name, age, and gender of the second primate, but did not hear back in time for publication. The 6.5-acre exhibit known as the Congo Gorilla Forest is home to a “troop,” or family, of 20 western lowland gorillas - scientific name Gorilla gorilla gorilla - in 2021. The silverback has “exclusive” rights to the adult females in his group. In gorilla troops, only the dominant male, who makes the decisions and oversees the troop, will develop this silver strip.
Silverback gorillas are so named for a long, silver-hued strip of hair that runs across the back. In this case, the large silverback has his back turned to the glass. “Sometimes in primate groups (and other groups!) the beta males will perform a submissive behavior to the alpha (in this case the silverback) to keep the group dynamics in sync,” she said.
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But were the two really getting down and dirty? Likely, yes.
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