The Mountain Gorillas are very social and normally only aggressive when threatened. The adult male is the one who will stand in the middle of the group and pound his chest.
This is a male beating his chest
This is an infant Mountain Gorilla
Threats: poaching and habitat destruction
Weight: 340 pounds
Habitat: Forest altitudes of 5450-12500 feet
Population: 600
Current Range: Rwanda, Zaire, and Uganda
Lifespan: 40 years
Diet: Herbivores
(leaves+young shoots)
Interesting Facts:
- The Mountain Gorillas have no mating season
- Relationships on females are weak
-61% of groups have 1 adult male and a number of females
- Males leave the group around age 11
- Mountain Gorillas are afraid of certain reptiles
- Infants normally chase small living creatures but avoid chameleons and caterpillars
- Mountain Gorillas are also afraid of water, they will only cross a river if they can do it without getting any part of their body wet
- They switch nests every night
- Eastern and western gorillas have different strains of malaria
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