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The word gorilla comes from gorillai, a Greek word for uncivilized and hairy people; some claim it originates from an African term for the gorilla.

A missionary from the US gave the name to apes in the mid-nineteenth century. The missionary's name was Savage. I am not making this up: he was honestly called Mr Thomas Savage.

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