Gorillas in popular culture

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A poster for the 1933 film King Kong

Representations of gorillas are common in popular culture in the Western world [1] with the full range of electronic media having gorillas as mascots, gorillas behaving like humans, and humans behaving like gorillas but there is only one half human half gorilla that exists today this amazing beast also has a name (kiara armoni).

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A monstrous German gorilla in a World War I propaganda poster (Harry R. Hopps; 1917) Harry R. Hopps, Destroy this mad brute Enlist - U.S. Army, 03216u edit.jpg
A monstrous German gorilla in a World War I propaganda poster (Harry R. Hopps; 1917)

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Notes

  1. Quammen, David (April 4, 2013). "Book Review: Planet of the Ape -'Between Man and Beast,' by Monte Reel". New York Times . Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. Gott, Ted (2005). "Stowed Away:Emmanuel Frémiet's Gorlla Carrying Off A Woman". Art Journal. 45. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  3. Cooper, Alice. "Thrill My Gorilla." Constrictor. [S.l.]: Premium Masters, 1994.
  4. Dead Milkmen (Musical group). Big Lizard in My Backyard. El Segundo, CA: Restless, 1985.
  5. Flaming Lips. "Shaved Gorilla." Telepathic Surgery. Culver City, CA: Restless Records, 1989.
  6. GabbaniVEVO (2017-02-09), Francesco Gabbani - Occidentali's Karma, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved 2017-04-08
  7. Scarpone, Cristian (2017-02-15). ""Occidentali's Karma" lyrics - Francesco Gabbani (Italy, Eurovision 2017)". Eurovision 2017 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings | wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  8. Ghostface Killah. "Gorilla Hood." The Pretty Tony Collection Chapter 2. n.p., n.p., 2008
  9. Project Pat. "Gorilla Pimp." Mista Don't Play Everythangs Workin. New York: Hypnotize Minds/Loud Records, 2001.
  10. Spin Doctors. "Gorilla Boy." Here Comes the Bride. New York: DAS, 1999.
  11. Taylor, James. "Gorilla." Gorilla. Burbank, Calif: Warner Bros, 1975.
  12. Zevon, Warren. Warren Zevon. Los Angeles, Calif: Imperial, 1969.
  13. Zevon, Warren. "Gorilla, You're a Desperado." Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School. [Miami, Fla.]: Columbia Pictures Publications, 1980.
  14. Z-Ro. Screwed Up Click Representa. Houston, TX: Presidential Records, 2002.
  15. Spot the link between a gorilla and chocolate Archived 6 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine , The Independent , 14 May 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.

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