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did you know?
In addition to having distinctive fingerprints like humans do,
gorillas also have unique nose prints.
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes, but the western
lowland gorilla is the smallest of the subspecies.
- Common name: Western lowland gorillas
- Scientific name: Gorilla gorilla gorilla
- Type: Mammals
- Size: Standing height, four to six feet
- Diet: Omnivore
- Habitat: Rainforests
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Range:Western
Africa
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Western lowland gorillas are the smallest of the four subspecies.
They live in thick tropical rainforests, where they find plenty of
food for their vegetarian diet. They eat roots, shoots, fruit,
wild celery, and tree bark and pulp. Gorillas can climb trees, but
they’re usually found on the ground in communities—known as
troops. Troops are led by one dominant, older adult male, often
called a silverback because of the swath of silver hair that
adorns his otherwise dark fur. Troops also include several other
young males, some females, and their offspring. The leader
organizes troop activities, such as eating, nesting in leaves, and
moving about the group's home range. Gorillas prefer traveling on
all fours, pushing themselves forward with their knuckles and
soles of their feet. Female gorillas give birth to one infant
after a pregnancy of nearly nine months. These infants ride on
their mothers’ backs from the age of four months through the first
two or three years of their lives.