Interesting Things you must know about Mountain Gorillas.
Things you must know about Mountain Gorillas.
The most amazing and Interesting Things you must know about Mountain Gorillas.
Most of what you should know about Mountain Gorillas is;
- Mountain gorillas are human / our cousins, having 98.4% DNA like human beings.
- They are only found in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo in the whole world
- They have a gestation period of 9 months, like human beings.
- They stay in a group of 6 -12 members with a silverback who is the dominant male, females with their infants and young males called blackbacks.
- A Silverback decides where to go, what to eat, where to sleep, and when to wake up since he must protect the whole group at all times.
- He is called a silverback because of the silver spot on his back.
- Gorillas, other than other great apes, have arms longer than their legs.
- A Mountain Gorilla is a very shy animal that is very active during the day and at dusk. Every gorilla makes its own bed (Nest) made of leaves and other materials like tree branches and tree roots.
- The mothers sleep with their infants during nesting time, and the Silverback dad protects them during the Day Hours.
- Their diet is composed of leaves, roots, fruit, rotting trees, and red ants.
For more information: #visit Uganda to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park for a real face-to-face with the Mountain Gorillas for a Lifetime Experience!
