Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve in Kent is home to a family group of 11 gorillas at the Gorilla Palace. They are silverback male Kouillou, 7 adult females and 3 youngsters including the mischievous Louango, now almost 3 years old.
Your Adoption Really Helps
By adopting an Aspinall animal, you are helping to support our amazing overseas work and back to the wild campaigns.
What's included in your adoption?
Digital pack £25
Digital adoption pack including photocard and fact sheet about your chosen animal written by the expert team at The Aspinall Foundation.
Certificate of adoption (Blank)
Adoption pack will be delivered straight to your inbox
Printed pack £35
18cm cuddly toy
Adoption folder including photocard and fact sheet about your chosen animal written by the expert team at The Aspinall Foundation.
Certificate of adoption (Named)
Please allow up to 14 days for delivery
Please note: Automatic name generation is currently unavailable for Digital adoptions certificates. These will be left blank for the purchaser or recipient to enter. For Printed Adoptions please provide the recipients name and it will be manually entered when you order is processed.
Fun Facts about Western Lowland Gorillas
The ends and middle bones of gorillas' fingers are flattened for extra strength and the knuckles have ridges to lock them in place whilst walking on all fours.
Gorillas are the largest primate in the world. They build a nest to sleep in each night. Their main threats are hunting for meat, destruction of habitat and Ebola.
Diet & habits
Gorillas eat a wide range of plants, roots, leaves and fruits. Our gorillas receive over a 150 different types of food items.
Where they can be found in the wild
Living deep in the rainforests of West Africa, the western lowland gorilla is the most widespread of all of the subspecies. By living in the rainforests they have better access to a wide range of foods like roots, bark, fruit and pulp.
How we're helping
Nearly 80% of all western lowland gorillas in the wild live in unprotected areas leaving them vulnerable to poaching. The Aspinall Foundation protects around 1 million acres of land across the Bateke Plateau in Gabon and Congo. Since 1989 The Aspinall Foundation have safely released over 70 western lowland gorillas back to the wild.
