In this fourth edition of "The Hidden World", Micropia-professor Remco Kort talks about the gorilla and its gut bacteria "lactobacillus gorillae. It might come as a surprise, but gorillas are vegetarians. Gorillas can digest this plant-based material relatively easily, whereas it is normally very difficult to digest. This is possible in part because of a special collaboration between bacteria. Watch the video to find out exactly how this works.

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