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What type of habitat does a gorilla need?
tropical forest
Gorillas primarily inhabit tropical forest habitats. Tropical forests are characterized as having little variance in temperature (around 23°C) and length of daylight (around 12 hours). However, rainfall varies considerably in the tropics and is a primary factor as to the type of vegetation that grows in an area.
What is the habitat of the mountain gorilla?
As their name implies, mountain gorillas live in forests high in the mountains, at elevations of 8,000 to 13,000 feet. They have thicker fur, and more of it, compared to other great apes. The fur helps them to survive in a habitat where temperatures often drop below freezing.
What do gorillas eat in their natural habitat?
Gorillas stick to a mainly vegetarian diet, feeding on stems, bamboo shoots and fruits. Western lowland gorillas, however, also have an appetite for termites and ants, and break open termite nests to eat the larvae.
How do gorillas survive in their habitat?
Gorillas have many adaptations that help them to survive, like their opposable thumbs that help them to gather plants to eat and their large arm muscles for climbing trees, knuckle walking and defense. Troops of gorillas are protected by the silverbacks, who are the dominant males of the groups.
What are gorillas shelter?
Gorilla beds are called nests. Young gorillas often make their nests in trees, and older gorillas make their nests on the ground.
Where do most gorillas live?
equatorial Africa
The two gorilla species live in equatorial Africa, separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest. Each has a lowland and upland subspecies. Gorillas live in family groups of usually five to 10, but sometimes two to more than 50, led by a dominant adult male—or silverback—who holds his position for years.
Where are mountain gorillas found in the world?
Mountain gorillas live in east-central Africa in just two isolated groups – one in the Virunga Volcanoes (a region spanning 3 national parks in Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)) and one in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, which connects to Sarambwe Nature Reserve, DRC.
What is a gorilla’s scientific name?
Gorilla
Gorillas/Scientific names
What is a gorilla’s home called?
What animals live with gorillas?
Gorillas share their habitat with animals such as the African forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus), African gray parrots (Psittacus erithacus), African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis), Giant Forest Hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) and leopards (Panthera pardus).