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. Watch live video of gorillas at the gorilla rehabilitation and conservation education center (grace) in the democratic republic of the congo, africa. Learn about these brilliant forest dwellers in our ten top gorilla facts What's a gorilla's favourite food And why are gorillas endangered?
They share 98 percent of their dna with humans, and they are smart enough to learn sign language and use tools. Gorilla populations have dramatically declined since the early 1980s, with almost half of the entire eastern gorilla population suspected to have been wiped out. There are two species, the western gorilla, and the eastern gorilla, separated by the congo river They live in the jungles and tropical forests, where their preferred food proliferates Leaves, stems, fruits, flowers and other plants. 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.
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