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The word gorilla comes from the history of Hanno the Navigator (c. 500 BC), a Carthaginian explorer on an expedition to the west African coast to the area that later became Sierra Leone. Members of the expedition encountered "savage people, the greater part of whom were women, whose bodies were hairy, and whom our interpreters called Gorillae".
Jun 25, 2024 · gorilla, (genus Gorilla), genus of primates containing the largest of the apes.The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans; both groups last shared a common ancestor about 10 million years ago. 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 live in equatorial Africa, separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest. Each has a lowland and upland subspecies. Gorillas live in family groups of usually five to 10, but sometimes two to more than 50, led by a dominant adult male—or silverback—who holds his position for years.
Aug 30, 2016 · Gorillas are like to eat roots, shoots, fruit, bark, and wild celery! Learn more amazing facts about the gorilla in this video from National Geographic Kids....
Gorilla life expectancy. The average gorilla life expectancy in the wild is between 35-40 years. Female gorillas leave their group at maturity to join other groups or single males. Communication and sounds . The gorilla is a quiet animal, and typically shy by nature. To ...
Mountain gorillas are a subspecies of eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei). As their name hints, they live in the mountains at elevations between 8,000 and 13,000 feet. Conservation
Dec 6, 2016 · The two gorilla species live in equatorial Africa, separated by about 900km of Congo Basin forest. Each has a lowland and upland subspecies. Western gorilla: Western lowland gorilla (G. g. gorilla), Cross River gorilla (G. g. diehli) Eastern gorilla: Mountain gorilla (G. b. beringei) Eastern lowland or Grauer’s gorilla (G. b. graueri)
Our guide to one of our closest relatives – the gorilla, including the difference between the two species, why they're endangered and conservation work. ...
The world’s smallest population of mountain gorillas—a subspecies of the eastern gorilla—is split in two and scientists have debated whether they may be two separate subspecies. A bit more than half live in the Virunga Mountains, a range of extinct volcanoes that border the Democratic Republic ...
The western lowland gorilla is the most numerous and widespread of all gorilla subspecies. Populations can be found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea as well as in large areas in Gabon and the Republic of Congo. The exact number of ...
