Gorillas are some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. These gentle giants share a lot in common with humans but also have unique traits that make them truly extraordinary. Here are ten fun and surprising facts about gorillas! 1. Gorillas are our close relatives! Gorillas share abo...
This lesson will teach you about the diet, habitat, and life cycle of these interesting primates. What Are Mountain Gorillas? Mountain gorillas are mammals. A mammal is an animal that has hair or fur, gives birth to live babies, and is warm-blooded. Mountain gorillas are very large, ...
There are about a thousand mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and about half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains in central Africa. Mountain gorillas are a subspecies of eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei). As their name hints, they live in the mountains at elevations between 8,000...
Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) are the largest living primates. The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) beringei) lives in the Virunga mountains in Africa. The Virunga mountains are a group of vulcanoes in East africa, bordering Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda. Males weigh us...
Many key facts about mountain gorillas have to do with their distinctive physical appearance. Mountain gorillas are large and impressive-looking apes. An adult male will typically stand around 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 meters) on his hind legs, weigh from 265 to 421 pounds (120–191 kilograms), ...
They all diverged from a common ancestor about 7 million years ago. Human gene sequences differ from gorilla sequences by only 1.6% on average. Gorillas were previously thought to be a single species with three subspecies (western lowland, eastern lowland, and mountain gorillas), but it is ...
31) About 2/3 of the Lowland Gorilla diet is focused on fruits, with the other 33% being greens and other vegetation. But over 80% of the Mountain Gorilla’s diet comes from leaves, shoots, and stems. 32) Amazingly, both populations of Mountain Gorillas– the one in the Virunga Mount...
3. Of the various subspecies of gorillas, two have small populations left on the planet. The Cross River gorilla contains about 250 animals still in the wild restricted to a small border area between Nigeria and Cameroon, making them the worlds rarest ape. The Mountain gorilla is also severely...
Mountain gorillas do not take much water after food because they live in a cold area and their body does a good job of conserving water. More gorilla facts… Gorilla Species List Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) Mountain gorilla (Gor...
There are about a thousand mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and about half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains in central Africa. Mountain gorillas are a subspecies of eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei). As their name hints, they live in the mountains at elevations between 8,000...