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UGANDA MOUNTAIN GORILLA FACTS
GORILLA QUICK FACTS:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus, species: Gorilla gorilla.
Size: Up to 6 feet tall
Weight: 300 to 425 pounds
Lifespan: 30-50 years
Habitat: Dense forest, rain forest
Predators: Leopards, crocodiles, humans
Diet: Vegetarian
Lifespan: 53 years in captivity
Gestation: 8 1/2 months
Diet: They are vegetarian but supplement their diet with a variety of plants like tubers, flowers, fruit, fungus, bedstraw, wild celery, stinging nettles and other fruits.
Predators: leopards, humans and Crocodiles to lowland gorillas.
Behavior: The leader of the group/ dominant silverback determines the movement of the group. It mediates conflicts, and also leads them to feeding areas. However, they are highly social, held together by long-term bonds.
Habitat: Gorilla habitats are dense montane forests with rich volcanic soils.
Physical Characteristics: short muzzles, large nostrils; dark small eyes and ears, large jaw muscles and broad, strong teeth. Coarse, ears, hands, and feet
NOTE:
Gorilla beringei beringei, (Mountain Gorillas) have half of its population in living in the dense rain forests of Uganda. The largest of the living primates and the last member of the ape family known to science has its habitats in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with about 340 gorillas, and 358 gorillas shared by 3 National parks. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda), Virunga National Park -Southern Sector (DRC) and Volcano National Park (Rwanda).
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