Newborns are basically helpless, but can cling to the mother. Baby gorillas weigh an average of 4 pounds. Males reach sexual maturity about 11 – 13 years, but normally do not father offspring until they reach silverback status and have a family group of their own (about 15 – 20 yrs of age). Females reach sexual maturity at 7 – 8 years of age, but normally will not breed until several years later.
Zoo: a variety including kale, celery, lettuce, apples, melon, corn, sweet potatoes,īananas, primate biscuits, seeds, nuts, raisins Leaves, stems, fruit, flowers, shoots, bulbs. Wild: mainly vegetation - known to eat about 200 different species of plants . Average weight - about 400 poundsįemales: average height - about 4 ½ feet. Mountain gorillas are found in cooler cloud forests at high altitudes. Western and Eastern lowland gorillas and cross river gorillas live in lowland rainforestĪreas, and will venture into forest clearing wetland areas called “bais”. Eastern gorillas, including eastern lowland and mountain gorillas are found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Rwanda, with the eastern lowland gorillas found in the lowlands of the Democratic Republic of Congo, while mountain gorillas occupy only the high altitudes of the mountain forests in the chain of the Virunga volcanoes. Western gorillas, including western lowland and cross river gorillas, are found in west central Africa, between the Congo and Niger rivers, with cross river gorillas only found in an isolated 290 square mile area in Nigeria and Cameroon. There are two species of gorillas, each with two subspecies, inhabiting four small separate regions in Africa.
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