Gorilla gorilla gorilla
The gorilla is the largest of the living primates. Gorillas live in family groups of 2-35 animals, comprised of a single breeding male, 1 or 2 subordinate males, several females and their young. They are diurnal, normally feeding during the morning, rest during the hottest part of the day and then feed again until dark. At night they make nests-platforms, or cushions of branches, which keep them off the cold ground. They are basically gentle natured and unaggressive except in defense of their breeding rights and family groups.
The formidable appearance, great strength and chest-beating display have given the gorilla an otherwise unfounded reputation for untamable ferocity. They are basically gentle natured and unaggressive except in defense of their breeding rights and family groups. They are able to move through undergrowth in complete silence. They have keen eyesight and can detect small movements at a distance.
In the wild they feed on leaves, shoots, stems, fruit, vegetables and grubs. At our zoo they eat fruit, vegetables, monkey chow, nuts and seeds.
Leopards may occasionally take young gorillas but their main enemy is man. Normally they are no menace to man, but they may raid crops on occasion. Their continued survival is threatened due to habitat encroachment and poaching.
The gorilla is the largest of the living primates. Gorillas live in family groups of 2-35 animals, comprised of a single breeding male, 1 or 2 subordinate males, several females and their young. They are diurnal, normally feeding during the morning, rest during the hottest part of the day and then feed again until dark. At night they make nests-platforms, or cushions of branches, which keep them off the cold ground. They are basically gentle natured and unaggressive except in defense of their breeding rights and family groups.
The formidable appearance, great strength and chest-beating display have given the gorilla an otherwise unfounded reputation for untamable ferocity. They are basically gentle natured and unaggressive except in defense of their breeding rights and family groups. They are able to move through undergrowth in complete silence. They have keen eyesight and can detect small movements at a distance.
In the wild they feed on leaves, shoots, stems, fruit, vegetables and grubs. At our zoo they eat fruit, vegetables, monkey chow, nuts and seeds.
Leopards may occasionally take young gorillas but their main enemy is man. Normally they are no menace to man, but they may raid crops on occasion. Their continued survival is threatened due to habitat encroachment and poaching.
