Difference between revisions of "Gorilla"

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Attempts have been made to teach a gorilla named Koko a form of sign language, the success of which is debatable but nonetheless fascinating.
 
Attempts have been made to teach a gorilla named Koko a form of sign language, the success of which is debatable but nonetheless fascinating.
  
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[[Christian]]s believe that gorillas were [[creation|created]] about 4000 years ago.
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[[Creationist]]s believe that gorillas were [[creation|created]] about 4000 years ago, while the scientific world view states that humans shared a common ancestor with gorillas as recently as four to seven million years ago.
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[[Scientist]]s beileive that humans shared a common ancestor with gorillas as recently as four to seven million years ago. The Gorilla's DNA is possibly 97%-98% identical to that of a human's according to some theoretical work.
 
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==References in popular culture==
 
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The gorilla is the mascot of Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.
 

Revision as of 20:04, March 14, 2007

The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling omnivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and (under debate as of 2006) either four or five subspecies.

Attempts have been made to teach a gorilla named Koko a form of sign language, the success of which is debatable but nonetheless fascinating.

Creationists believe that gorillas were created about 4000 years ago, while the scientific world view states that humans shared a common ancestor with gorillas as recently as four to seven million years ago.