Eastern gorilla
There are two recognised subspecies of eastern gorilla: the mountain gorilla ("Gorilla beringei beringei") of the volcanic slopes of Rwanda, Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; and Grauer's gorilla or eastern lowland gorilla ("Gorilla beringei graueri") in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Largest prehistoric animals
The largest-known-ever gruiform and largest phorusrhacid or "terror bird" (highly predatory, flightless birds of South America) was "Brontornis", which was about tall at the shoulder, could raise its head above the ground and could have weighed as much as . The immense phorusrhacid "Kelenken" stood tall with a skull long ( of which was beak), had the largest head of any known bird. The largest North American phorusrhacid is "Titanis", which is about tall, as tall as a forest elephant.