🦍 Western gorilla vs Bornean orangutan 🦧
The western gorilla weighs about twice as much as the Bornean orangutan.
Bornean orangutan: no checked size yet, so it isn't drawn.
| Row | 🦍 Western gorilla | 🦧 Bornean orangutan |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The western gorilla weighs about twice as much as the Bornean orangutan. | 300 to 500 lb136 to 227 kg1 | 170 to 220 lb77 to 100 kg2 |
| Lives The western gorilla lives a bit longer than the Bornean orangutan. | 30 to 40 years30 to 40 years1 | 27 years27 years2 |
| Eats Both eat plants. | leaves, stems, shoots and fruit | fruit, leaves, bark and shoots |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the rainforests and swamps of western Central Africa | the rainforests of the island of Borneo |
Which one? Western gorilla or Bornean orangutan
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the western gorilla or the Bornean orangutan yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Western lowland gorilla, checked 30 October 2026.
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Orangutan, checked 30 October 2026.