Gorillas In North America

Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa, but have since established feral populations across North America.

Eastern Lowland Gorilla
A subspecies of eastern gorilla that is critically endangered in its native range, but due to zoo escapees and pet releases in Florida between 1960s and 1990s, they have bred and flourished in the wilderness of Florida ever since. Unlike in their native range, the eastern lowland gorillas in Florida have better tolerance to habitat loss and changing forest environments through both captive breeding and natural breeding, so their populations are increasing throughout southern, southeastern, and southwestern parts of Florida. Unlike the chimpanzees, which also exists in Florida, the gorillas in Florida carries no known harmful diseases or viruses due to the Florida's eastern lowland gorilla's immune systems that kills off any possible deadly diseases and viruses.