Gorillas form communities of up to 30 individuals. Are led by one dominant, older adult male, often called a Silverback. They eat fruit, roots, shoots, and tree pulp and bark. About half of mountain gorillas live in the forests of the Virunga mountain in central Africa.
STATUS: Critically Endangered
POPULATION: more than 1 000
CURRENT POPULATION TREND: Unknown
BIGGEST THREATS:
- habitat loss
- disease
- charcoal making
- poaching
- war
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gorilla beringei beringei
WEIGHT: 300 to 485 pounds
LENGHT: 4 - 6 feet
THE GORILLA FAMILY:
- Mountain Gorilla
- Cross River Gorilla
- Western Lowland Gorilla
- Eastern Lowland Gorilla
Only several hundred mountain gorillas are remaining on Earth!
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