Gorillas share 98.3% of their DNA with humans, making them our closest cousins after chimpanzees and bonobos. Gorillas keep the biodiversity of their forest by spreading the seeds of the trees they eat. Protecting forests where gorillas live also helps to conserve the forests because they open up gaps in the trees as they move around. This lets in light and helps plants grow. In Africa, humans depend on the same environment as gorillas for their food, water and medicine and other forest things. Protecting forests where gorillas live also conserves the forests for the humans that live there too.
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