Planet Zoo 2 · Animal database
Western Lowland Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Western Lowland Gorilla is included in Planet Zoo 2’s base game. Frontier lists terrestrial habitats. Check the published requirements below before adding it to your zoo.
Confirmed profile
Official roster- Edition
- Base gameNo Deluxe upgrade needed
- Habitat type
- TerrestrialOfficial Zoopedia habitat category
- Regions
- Africa
- Scientific name
- Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Biomes
- Tropical
- Wetlands
Frontier’s biome and region labels help you plan a zoo theme. They do not establish which animals can share an enclosure.
Care & breeding
Frontier web ZoopediaThese are Frontier’s published values, checked 19 October 2026. They have not been tested in our own game. Missing values stay marked as unavailable. Food enrichment is listed separately from a complete diet or feeder list.
Space values: 1 adult in Frontier’s calculator. Larger groups can need more space. Compare the group limits separately; this calculator setting is not a recommended group size.
Space & water
Minimum enclosure size and any required water depth.
- Minimum space
- Land area: 1160m²Shelter area: 15m²Climbable area: 40m²
- Water depth
- Not in checked sources
Care & welfare
Temperature and enrichment published by Frontier.
- Temperature
- 18°C to 33°C
- Humidity
- Not in checked sources
- Salinity
- Not in checked sources
- Food enrichment
- Block of Frozen FruitForage BoxFruit Spike TreeFixed Roller Feeder - LargeMelon FeederTool Puzzle Feeder
- Habitat enrichment
- BobbinBobbin DrumCurio BallSmall Ice BallMirror MobileMusical KeyboardSmall BallRubber DuckTyre
Social & breeding
Group limits, compatible species and breeding requirements.
- Group size
- Mixed: 3 - 6Male: 3 - 6Female: 3 - 6
- Compatible species
- 0 Thriving1 Neutral. See the species lists below.
- Breeding
- Litter Size: 1-1Gestation / Incubation Period: 9 monthsInterbirth Period: 60 monthsReproduction Difficulty: EasyAge Of Sexual Maturity: 10 yearsAge Of Sexual Sterility: 44 years
Species relationships
Official listsThese are the Thriving and Neutral lists on this animal’s own Frontier entry. The reverse lists can differ, so check both profiles as well as each animal’s enclosure requirements. An unlisted pair is unknown here.
Thriving (0)
No species listed by Frontier.
Neutral (1)
From Frontier’s Zoopedia
Natural historyFrontier publishes the following information about the animal in nature. These are not confirmed enclosure limits, feeding equipment or breeding mechanics for Planet Zoo 2.
- Classification
- Mammalia · Primates · Hominidae · Gorilla
- Conservation label
- Critically Endangered
Western Lowland Gorilla, answered
Do you need Deluxe for Western Lowland Gorilla?
No. Frontier lists this animal in the base game.
Which habitat does Western Lowland Gorilla use?
Frontier lists Terrestrial. Its biome labels are Tropical, Wetlands.
Can Western Lowland Gorilla share an enclosure with other animals?
Frontier publishes Thriving and Neutral relationship lists for this animal. See the named species above and check both animals’ enclosure requirements. We have not tested these combinations in our own game.
Sources & data status
Frontier’s official Western Lowland Gorilla Zoopedia entry ↗
Frontier’s official animal roster ↗
Source checked . Roster, published care statistics and relationship lists were read from Frontier’s web Zoopedia. These values have not been verified in our own game. Care, group limits and breeding have not been checked in our own game yet.