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Gorillas are the largest species amongst all primates. They are ground dwelling chiefly herbivorous mammals inhabiting the forests of central Africa. They are placed in two species and four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas bears 95-99% similarity with humans and is believed to be very close to humans just after two species of chimpanzees. They are found in the tropical and subtropical forests in Africa. The Mountain Gorilla dwells in Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from 2,200-4,300 metres. The lowland gorillas inhabit the dense forests and lowland swamps. They have derived their name from a Greek word. [embed]http://www.slideshare.net/KendallBeard/animals-american-dream[/embed] The closest relatives of gorillas are humans and chimpanzees. All these three share the same family Hominidae and same ancestor that evolved around 7 million years ago. Human genome differs only 1.6% from that of the gorilla's genome. At present three species of…