If you were to be chased by a gorilla, you better have wheels underneath you as they can reach speeds of over 20 miles per hour with a top speed clocked at 25 Mph. They out rank monkeys, lemurs, chimpanzees, orangutans and humans as the largest primate. This indicates just how broad and muscly gorillas are. That’s roughly 3 times heavier than an average man, when their height is somewhat similar. Gorillas are the largest primate, with the tallest Silverback recorded at over 6ft 5in and heaviest at over 590 pounds (265 kg). There are estimates of fewer than 5,000 Eastern Lowland gorillas, and over 100,000 Western Lowland gorillas in existence. The Mountain gorilla is also severely endangered with an estimated 880 still alive today. The Cross River gorilla contains about 250 animals still in the wild restricted to a small border area between Nigeria and Cameroon, making them the worlds rarest ape. Of the various subspecies of gorillas, two have small populations left on the planet. The lowlands species tend to stay near the valley floor in the thick rain forests on the Atlantic Coast of Africa. The mountain gorillas are known to inhabit higher elevations up to 4,300 metres above sea level. The gorilla is mostly restricted to countries in central Sub-Saharan Africa, but the various subspecies live in different elevations. The two subspecies have very different habitats. The eastern gorilla species includes the Mountain gorilla, and Eastern Lowland or Grauer’s gorilla. The western gorilla is split into two different subspecies including the Cross River gorilla and the Western Lowland gorilla. Of the two species of gorillas, each has two lowland and upland subspecies. Unfortunately all species (and sub-species) of gorilla are currently listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction, poaching for the bushmeat and wildlife trade. The eastern gorilla are the larger of the species and have darker and longer fur.Īdult male gorillas known as ‘silverbacks’, due to silver hair on their backs, are generally larger than their female counterparts, and can weigh between 136 to 195 kg (300 to 430 lb) and be as tall as 4 ft 7 in to 5 ft 11 in (1.4 to 1.8 m). The eastern species (Gorilla beringei) lives specifically in the east central part of Africa, and the western species (Gorilla gorilla) inhabits the west central part of Africa. There are actually two distinct species of gorillas, the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla. Gorillas have a black and hairless face with large nostrils and small eyes that are set closely together. They also have large hands with forearms that are shorter than their upper arm.
In addition to being stocky, gorillas have broad chests and shoulders. Herbivore – Leaves, Shoots, Roots, Vines & Fruits Sub-Saharan Africa – Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Cameroon, Rwanda, Uganda They are the largest living primates today. Chimpanzees take first place followed by bonobos.
Gorillas are third in line as the closest relatives to the human. They are predominantly ground dwelling, and inhabit forests located in numerous countries in central Africa. Gorillas are part of the great ape family, which includes orangutans, bonobos and chimpanzees.
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