Mountain Gorillas
To save them we need to know them better
Fact File
Average lifetime: 35 years
Live: Central Africa: Democratc Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda
Habitats: dense forest and rain forest
Size: 1.8 meters
Weight: 136 kg to 220 kg
Predators: leopards, crocodiles, humans
Discovered: 1902
Intelligence: 70 and 95 on a human scale
Behavior: travel in group (up to 30 gorillas in each group), they are shy and retiring
Babies: females give birth for the first time about age 10 and will have more offspring every three or four years
Remaining: 820 mountain gorillas
Endangered because of: uncontrolled hunting, war, disease, destruction of its forest habitat and capture for the illegal pet trade
Extinct: they might become this century
What is being done: WWF take donations, they improve livelihoods and encourage sustainable use of resources.
Captivity: no
Diet: Vegetarians and their favorites include wild celery, bamboo, thistles, stinging nettles, bedstraw and certain fruits; these plants seem to provide sufficient moisture so that gorillas do not need water
By Rebekka Hecksher