A Gorilla Crossword Puzzle of “Gargantuan” Proportions!

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Across
  1. 4. These illegal hunters pose a major threat to Gorillas in the Wild
  2. 5. Unique to each Gorilla it is the way researchers in the Wild identify one Gorilla from another
  3. 8. With only about 250-300 left in the Wild this Gorilla subspecies faces possible extinction in the near future
  4. 12. The Gorillas current home at the Bronx Zoo
  5. 13. Famous Lincoln Park Zoo Silverback
  6. 14. A mature male Gorilla and the leader of his family group
  7. 17. The first Gorilla born at the Bronx Zoo
  8. 18. 1998 film about Dian Fossey’s work with Mountain Gorillas
  9. 19. This WCS Field Scientist began his study of the Mountain Gorilla in 1950.
  10. 20. Bronx Zoo Gorilla immortalized in a sculpture by famed Animalier, Eli
  11. 21. Only known albino Gorilla, who resided at the Barcelona Zoo in Spain from 1966 to 2003
  12. 24. One of the many vocalizations a Gorilla can make
  13. 26. Found in the Congo this infectious disease not only affects Humans and Gorillas
  14. 28. A major reason that the Gorilla's Wild habitat gets smaller and smaller
  15. 35. When a Gorilla stands upright and walks on its hind legs
  16. 36. Humans and Gorillas both have this on their hand
  17. 38. Gorillas have been observed using these in the Wild
  18. 39. Gorillas are mostly Herbivores and this makes up the majority of their diet
  19. 40. A group or family of Gorillas is referred to as a ________
  20. 43. Gorillas spend the majority of their day doing this
  21. 44. This woman is famous for her groundbreaking studies of the Mountain Gorilla
  22. 47. This plant makes up 80% of the Western Lowland Gorilla's diet
  23. 51. In nature the only known predator of the Gorilla
  24. 52. Although primarily a Herbivore, Gorillas do enjoy these tasty treats
  25. 55. A group dedicated to the study of Gorillas and heart disease
  26. 56. Although still considered endangered this Gorilla subspecies is the only one to show an increase in the wild population
  27. 57. The Rainforest is being cut down to make room for these plantations
  28. 58. A Gorilla behavior that it does when it feels threatened or sometimes just to show off his size and strength
  29. 59. Famous Ringling Brothers’ Gorilla
  30. 60. The men and women who protect the Gorillas in the Wild
Down
  1. 1. Hunting of Gorillas for this is illegal in most of the Congo
  2. 2. Just like Humans Gorilla have _______________ teeth
  3. 3. The Gorillas’habitat in the Wild
  4. 6. 80% of the World's supply this mineral which is used in the manufacture of cell phones is found in the Congo
  5. 7. The IUCN has classified all four of the Gorilla subspecies as _________
  6. 9. The first Gorilla to be born in captivity anywhere in the world, December 22, 1956
  7. 10. Between 4-8 years of age, the second stage in a Gorilla’s life
  8. 11. This organization guides and oversees the management and breeding program of the captive Gorilla population in North America.
  9. 15. The number of subspecies of Gorillas in the World
  10. 16. The other Great Ape who calls the Congo Rainforest home
  11. 22. This Gorilla was taught sign language
  12. 23. An adolescent male Gorilla
  13. 25. The only place in the World where you can find Gorillas in the Wild.
  14. 27. The source of ALL threats to Gorillas in the Wild
  15. 29. Every night a Gorilla makes a new one of these to sleep in
  16. 30. Western Lowland Gorilla's scientific name
  17. 31. The Gorilla is the World's largest ??
  18. 32. A major cause of death among captive Gorillas
  19. 33. Of all the subspecies of Gorilla this is the physically the largest
  20. 34. The only Gorilla to have been successfully fitted with a pacemaker
  21. 37. The first Gorilla born in New York City
  22. 41. A ridge bone attached to the skull that is usually an indicator of massive jaw muscles
  23. 42. At the Bronx Zoo he sired thirteen offspring, earning him the title of “Simian Stud”
  24. 45. This New York socialite hand raised Buddy (Gargantua) in her Brooklyn home
  25. 46. The classic 1933 Movie where a large Gorilla who climbs the Empire State Building
  26. 48. Because the Gorilla is essential to the health of the Rainforest the Gorilla is considered one of these ____________
  27. 49. A form of Gorilla locomotion
  28. 50. In 1911 she became the first Gorilla to be exhibited by a Zoo in the United States
  29. 53. This Gorilla lives in Zoo Berlin and is the oldest Gorilla living in captivity
  30. 54. This social event is an important aspect of life in Gorilla groups