The mountain gorilla also has the thickest hair. Gorilla, genus of primates containing the largest of the apes The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer Gorillas live only in tropical forests of equatorial africa Most authorities recognize two species and four subspecies.
The two gorilla species—the eastern and western gorilla—live in equatorial africa, separated by about 560 miles of congo basin forest Each has a lowland and upland subspecies. Learn about these brilliant forest dwellers in our ten top gorilla facts What's a gorilla's favourite food And why are gorillas endangered? Watch live video of gorillas at the gorilla rehabilitation and conservation education center (grace) in the democratic republic of the congo, africa.
Gorillas eat leaves, stems, fruits, seeds, roots, ants, and termites. The rampant destruction of fragile forest habitat is one of the greatest threats to gorilla survival Logging and mining companies destroy gorilla habitat across their range in central africa to meet demand for paper products and materials for our electronic devices. “the gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans.” the name gorilla actually refers to four different subspecies of animals They share 98 percent of their dna with humans, and they are smart enough to learn sign language and use tools. Gorilla (gorilla gorilla gorilla) native to africa, western lowland gorillas are large and muscular
They have black skin and coarse hair ranging from brown to gray The detroit zoo is home to five gorillas, four of whom moved to the zoo in august 2023 Mshindi, a silverback male, was born oct Tulivu was born may 2, 2004.
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