Name the world’s largest primate?

 

a. Bonobo chimpanzee

b. Silver backed gorilla

c. Grauer’s gorilla

d. Amazon Ape

ANSWER: Grauer’s gorilla

Explanation:

Population of the world’s largest primate Grauer’s gorilla found in DRC or Democratic Republic of Congo has fallen by 77% in 20 years according to a fresh report

From an estimate of 17,000 in 1998 to 3,800 in 2016, the gorillas have been victims of warfare, mining and illegal hunting

The research was done by scientists from Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute working with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Flora and Fauna International and the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature.

Grauer's gorilla, Gorilla beringei graueri, is found only in forests of the eastern DRC.

Males can weigh more than 400 pounds, making this the largest gorilla subspecies and hence the largest primate in the world.

Another species of gorilla, the Western Gorilla, G. gorilla, is found in central Africa west of the Congo River.