THE MOUNTAIN GORRILLA

Gorillas they dwell on the grounds, and they are predominantly herbivores that inhabit the forest of central of sub-Saharan. Gorillas are of two types that is.  - Eastern gorillas and western gorillas they are the largest living primates. The Gorillas DNA is similar to that of human by 95 to 99%, they are close relative to human being. And they are the next closest living relatives to human after baboon and chimpanzee.

Gorillas' habitats cover tropical forests in sub-Saharan Africa. Their range covers a small percentage of Sub-Saharan Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations. The Mountain inhabits the albertine rift montane and virunga volcanoes

Evolution and classification

The closest relatives of gorillas are the other two chimpanzees and humans. All of them coming from the common ancestor about 7 million years ago. Human gene sequences differ by 1.6% on average gorilla genes. Until recently, gorillas were considered to be a single species, with three subspecies: the western lowland gorilla, the eastern lowland gorilla and the mountain gorilla there is now the decision was made that there are two species, each with two subspecies. More recently, a third subspecies has been discovered to exist in one of the species.

Physical characteristics

Gorillas walk around by knuckle-walking but sometimes they walk biped ally for short distances while they transport food or during fight. And some Mountain Gorillas use their parts of their hand during locomotion.  Wild male gorillas weigh 136 to 195 kg.Adult females usually weigh about half as much as adult males at 68–113 kg.

The eastern gorilla is more darkly colored than the western gorilla, with the mountain gorilla being the darkest of all. The mountain gorilla also has the thickest hair. The western lowland gorilla can be brown or grayish with a reddish

Distribution and habitat

 Gorillas have a simple distribution. The range of the two species is separated by the Congo River and its tributaries. The western gorilla lives in west central Africa, while the eastern gorilla lives in east central Africa. Between the species, and even within the species, gorillas live in a variety of habitats. That’s from montane to the swamp. Mountain gorillas live in the montane forests at the higher ends of the elevation range, while eastern lowland gorillas live in sub montane forests at the lower ends of the elevation range. In addition, eastern lowland gorillas live in montane bamboo forests, as well as lowland forest. Western gorillas live in both lowland swamp forests and montane forest. Western lowland gorillas live in swamp and lowland forest sub montane forests.

Shelter.

Gorilla lives in a tree at night. Gorillas construct nests for daytime and night use. Shelter tend to be simple aggregations of branches and leaves. Gorillas, unlike chimpanzees or orangutans, tend to sleep in nests on the ground. The young nest with their mothers, but construct nests after three years of age, initially close to those of their mothers. Gorilla nests are distributed arbitrarily and use of tree species for site and construction appears to be opportunistic. Nest-building by great apes is now considered to be not just animal architecture

Food and foraging

A gorilla's day is divided between rest periods and travel or feeding periods. Gorilla’s diets differ between and within species. Mountain gorillas mostly eat foliage, such as leaves, stems, pith, and shoots and fruit makes up a small part of their diets. Mountain gorilla food is widely distributed and they don’t have to compete with one another. Despite eating a few species in each habitat, mountain gorillas have flexible diet.

Eastern lowland gorillas have more diverse diets, which vary seasonally. Leaves and pith are commonly eaten, but fruits can make up as much as 25% of their diets. Since fruit is less available, lowland gorillas must travel farther each day, and their home ranges vary from 2.7–6.5 km² (1.04 to 2.51 mi²), with day ranges 154–2,280 m (0.096–1.417 mi). Eastern lowland gorillas will also eat insects, preferably

Groups, but when two mountain gorilla groups meet, the two silverbacks can sometimes engage in a fight to the death, using their canines to cause deep, gaping injuries.

Communication.

Gorilla communicate in different ways. That's through clapping, whistling, tapping legs shaking branches and also sometimes whistling.

Life span.

Gorilla’s lifespan is usually between 35 and 40 years, although zoo gorillas may live for 50 years or more.

Intelligence

A female gorilla exhibiting tool use by using a tree trunk as a support whilst fishing herbs

Gorillas are considered highly intelligent as gorillas can laugh, grieve and have emotions also can create strong family bonds, make and use tools, and think about the past and future. Some researchers believe gorillas have spiritual feelings or religious sentiments. They have been shown to have cultures in different areas revolving around different methods of food preparation.

Tool use.

Gorillas are now known to use tools in the wild. A female gorilla was seen using a stick as if to gauge the depth of water while crossing a swamp. A second female was seen using a tree stump as a bridge and also as a support whilst fishing in the swamp.

In September 2005, a two-and-a-half-year-old gorilla was seen using rocks to smash open palm nuts.

Gorillas they dwell on the grounds, and they are predominantly herbivores that inhabit the forest of central of sub-Saharan. Gorillas are of two types that is.  - Eastern gorillas and western gorillas they are the largest living primates. The Gorillas DNA is similar to that of human by 95 to 99%, they are close relative to human being. And they are the next closest living relatives to human after baboon and chimpanzee.

Gorillas' habitats cover tropical forests in sub-Saharan Africa. Their range covers a small percentage of Sub-Saharan Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations. The Mountain inhabits the albertine rift montane and virunga volcanoes

Evolution and classification

The closest relatives of gorillas are the other two chimpanzees and humans. All of them coming from the common ancestor about 7 million years ago. Human gene sequences differ by 1.6% on average gorilla genes. Until recently, gorillas were considered to be a single species, with three subspecies: the western lowland gorilla, the eastern lowland gorilla and the mountain gorilla there is now the decision was made that there are two species, each with two subspecies. More recently, a third subspecies has been discovered to exist in one of the species.

Physical characteristics

Gorillas walk around by knuckle-walking but sometimes they walk biped ally for short distances while they transport food or during fight. And some Mountain Gorillas use their parts of their hand during locomotion.  Wild male gorillas weigh 136 to 195 kg.Adult females usually weigh about half as much as adult males at 68–113 kg.

The eastern gorilla is more darkly colored than the western gorilla, with the mountain gorilla being the darkest of all. The mountain gorilla also has the thickest hair. The western lowland gorilla can be brown or grayish with a reddish

Distribution and habitat

Gorillas have a simple distribution. The range of the two species is separated by the Congo River and its tributaries. The western gorilla lives in west central Africa, while the eastern gorilla lives in east central Africa. Between the species, and even within the species, gorillas live in a variety of habitats. That’s from montane to the swamp. Mountain gorillas live in the montane forests at the higher ends of the elevation range, while eastern lowland gorillas live in sub montane forests at the lower ends of the elevation range. In addition, eastern lowland gorillas live in montane bamboo forests, as well as lowland forest. Western gorillas live in both lowland swamp forests and montane forest. Western lowland gorillas live in swamp and lowland forest sub montane forests.

Shelter.

Gorilla lives in a tree at night. Gorillas construct nests for daytime and night use. Shelter tend to be simple aggregations of branches and leaves. Gorillas, unlike chimpanzees or orangutans, tend to sleep in nests on the ground. The young nest with their mothers, but construct nests after three years of age, initially close to those of their mothers. Gorilla nests are distributed arbitrarily and use of tree species for site and construction appears to be opportunistic. Nest-building by great apes is now considered to be not just animal architecture

Food and foraging

A gorilla's day is divided between rest periods and travel or feeding periods. Gorilla’s diets differ between and within species. Mountain gorillas mostly eat foliage, such as leaves, stems, pith, and shoots and fruit makes up a small part of their diets. Mountain gorilla food is widely distributed and they don’t have to compete with one another. Despite eating a few species in each habitat, mountain gorillas have flexible diet.

Eastern lowland gorillas have more diverse diets, which vary seasonally. Leaves and pith are commonly eaten, but fruits can make up as much as 25% of their diets. Since fruit is less available, lowland gorillas must travel farther each day, and their home ranges vary from 2.7–6.5 km² (1.04 to 2.51 mi²), with day ranges 154–2,280 m (0.096–1.417 mi). Eastern lowland gorillas will also eat insects, preferably

Groups, but when two mountain gorilla groups meet, the two silverbacks can sometimes engage in a fight to the death, using their canines to cause deep, gaping injuries.

Communication.

Gorilla communicate in different ways. That's through clapping, whistling, tapping legs shaking branches and also sometimes whistling.

Life span.

Gorilla’s lifespan is usually between 35 and 40 years, although zoo gorillas may live for 50 years or more.

Intelligence

A female gorilla exhibiting tool use by using a tree trunk as a support whilst fishing herbs

Gorillas are considered highly intelligent as gorillas can laugh, grieve and have emotions also can create strong family bonds, make and use tools, and think about the past and future. Some researchers believe gorillas have spiritual feelings or religious sentiments. They have been shown to have cultures in different areas revolving around different methods of food preparation.

Tool use.

Gorillas are now known to use tools in the wild. A female gorilla was seen using a stick as if to gauge the depth of water while crossing a swamp. A second female was seen using a tree stump as a bridge and also as a support whilst fishing in the swamp.

In September 2005, a two-and-a-half-year-old gorilla was seen using rocks to smash open palm nuts.