Western Lowland Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Physical Adaptations
- Having long arms and short legs gives the gorilla a natural quadrupedal posture
- They have large muscles in the jaw region with broad and strong teeth
- Average temperature in Africa is 70-90 degrees F
A mother gorilla with her infants up in the tree.
Two gorilla males fighting over territory
one of the silverback males show their jaw while in the middle of a fight with another silverback gorilla.
A male in a quadrupedal posture
Behavioral Adaptations
- The Western lowland gorilla is generally calm and non-aggressive until they are disturbed
- they don't display territorial behavior
How do the adaptations have a positive effect?
- the way their bodies are formed make it easy for them to climb well and give them the ability to build their nests
What i would do to help the Western Lowland gorillas to thrive is to create a protective area for them that way poachers don't have the ability to capture them and eliminate habitat destruction that occurs through logging, mining and slash and burn agriculture.
A mother and her infant eating grass
They eat leaves from the trees and grass also they eat herbs as well.
A male gorilla eating fruit
They enjoy fruit as well , they mostly enjoy fruit high in sugar for energy, as well as fiber.
A gorilla eating bark from a tree
The Gorillas also eat roots and tree bark provided by the thick forest they live in.
Why are the Western Lowland Gorillas considered Endangered Species?
They're endangered and almost going extinct because of the poaching that occurs in Africa and also because of the disease. Such as, Ebola, which has caused 90% of the mortality rate for the Western Lowland Gorillas.
Gorilla sounds