Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

A critically and federally endangered Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. This individual, named Lamydoc, was born in 1962.

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A critically and federally endangered Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. This individual, named Lamydoc, was born in 1962.

A male and a female Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. The male's name is Lamydoc. The female's name is Katanga. Listed as critically endangered and federally endangered

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male and female Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc, the male, was born in 1962. Katanga, the female, is his mate, and was born in 1964.

A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

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A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

A male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla ssp. gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo. Lamydoc was born in 1962. Listed as critically endangered and federally endangered.

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A male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla ssp. gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo. Lamydoc was born in 1962. Listed as critically endangered and federally endangered.

A critically and federally endangered male and female Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla ssp. gorilla) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc, the male, was born in 1963. The female (light gray in color) is his mate, and was born in 1963.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered male and female Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc, the male, was born in 1962. Katanga, the female, is his mate, and was born in 1964.

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