Andy Serkis

Gorillas are still wild creatures. That's made very clear when you observe them in nature. They charge and perform other displays that are terrifying by design. But they don't attack unless they feel threatened.

English Actor

Josh Blue

I worked at the zoo for three months, and I got to be very close with the 400 pound gorilla. And I was one of three people in the world that could touch him.

Phil Elverum

In the early '50s, my great-grandmother and grandfather raised a baby gorilla named Bobo who wore clothes and played with the neighborhood kids.

American Musician

Dian Fossey

I feel more comfortable with gorillas than people. I can anticipate what a gorilla's going to do, and they're purely motivated.

American Scientist

Robert Strauss

It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired - you quit when the gorilla is tired.

Actor

K. A. Applegate

Gorillas may seem terrifying because of their bodies, but they are really magnificent and very gentle.

American Writer

Jaan Tallinn

It really sucks to be the number two intelligent species on this planet; you can just ask gorillas.

Estonian Businessman

Muhammad Ali

It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.

American Boxer

Jeff Goodell

When it comes to global warming, coal is the gorilla in the room.

American Author

Dave Bautista

I look like a gorilla, just the way I'm built.

American Actor

Used when discussing wildlife, especially in African settings or zoology topics.

Animal Context

Gorillas are often mentioned in talks about conservation and endangered animals.

Endangered Species

The term may arise in discussions about evolution or genetic similarities to humans.

Human Similarity

Describes a person with a lot of influence or power, often in business or politics.

Metaphorical Strength

It's informal, possibly disrespectful, when used to describe a person in a non-literal context.

Informal Usage

Used to emphasize dominance in a particular field or area, not physical size.

Figurative Context

 actually be quite gentle particularly the small or a small youngster or something do gorillas eat bananas so i guess the short answer is yes they do out in the wild they're more likely to eat banana so they're but the bananas they have there are less high in sugars they're less cultivated for our palette like the ones

Why Do Gorillas Have...

 share their deep thoughts and feelings with us maybe these animals are thinking there's a lot more going on in their heads and maybe we thought or are there some things that will always separate us from our closest relatives how human can a gorilla be what can her brain do like a human can do

Did you know there's a...

 -Right. -Yeah. We try and keep a respectful distance so we don't disturb the gorillas as they feed. Johnny, Johnny, Johnny. But suddenly a cheeky confident young male moves menacingly towards us. This is the blackback. He's the young male.

Gorilla shows Steve...

 That's how comfortable these wild gorillas are with visitors. Another interesting project, though it's going to need some help, is the northern white rhinoceros. There's no breeding pairs left. But this is the kind of thing that

Stewart Brand: The dawn...

 and the same as a gorilla. You can't see these things, but they are very strange. The stars by day, I always think that's fascinating. The universe disappears. The more light there is, the less you can see.

What's invisible? More...

 civil war with several fronts private armies from the right gorillas from the left and drug traffickers from all over the political spectrum at that time the word Colombian ization meant a spiral of

The Latin America that...

 The mirror quickly attracts the attention of two young gorillas. Oh, gosh, straightaway. One of the juveniles has come straight up to it. Not a worry in the world.

Mirror Mirror: Gorillas...

 the strength of several men gorilla troops are normally shy and peaceful but the dominant male called a silverback will defend his territory if provoked

How to Survive a Gorilla...

 more about gorillas about their intelligence how sensitive they are how perceptive they are we can hope to convey the importance of saving views as

Watch Koko the Gorilla...

 This is just... one of the most fantastic moments of my life. I can't believe I'm sitting here surrounded by mountain gorillas.

Gorilla

A large, powerful ape from Africa.

Often appears as...

A dominant or powerful person.

Often appears as...

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