For the rest of the day, they lay in the sun and play with their children. Sometimes they also eat ants or termites. For about half of their day they search for leaves, vines, and bamboo shoots to eat. Troops of gorillas wander slowly through the forests of Central Africa. When on the ground, they walk on their feet and finger knuckles. They mostly live on the ground, but they can also climb. Gorillas live in the rainforests in central Africa.

There is a much bigger difference in sizes between the sexes than is the case with humans. Because of that, older males are called 'silverbacks'. Adult male gorillas' hair becomes silver/grey on their backs as they become older. They have a broad chest, wide shoulders, short legs, and long strong arms. Gorillas live in family groups called troops. An adult male gorilla can weigh up to 225 kilograms and stand 1.8 meters in height. Fully grown males are can be very strong. Later the Homininae split into the tribe Hominini (with subtribes Hominina and Panina), and the tribe Gorillini Appearance

Next, the subfamily Ponginae broke away-leading to the current orangutan. First the gibbons ( Hylobatidae) split from the main line some 18 million years ago. Eastern lowland gorilla, Gorilla beringei graueriĮvolutionary tree of the superfamily Hominoidea.Mountain gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei.Cross River gorilla, Gorilla gorilla diehli.Western lowland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla.But they also eat insects.Ī gorilla's lifespan in the wild is between 35 and 40 years, although zoo gorillas may live for 50 years or more because they have more food and health care. They are generally herbivores, which means that they eat plants. Gorillas may be aggressive when attacked or provoked, but they are naturally gentle. They are divided into two species, the western gorilla ( Gorilla gorilla) and the eastern gorilla ( Gorilla beringei). Gorilla is a genus of African apes commonly known as gorillas. Female gorilla Sexual dimorphism of the skull: adult male left, female right

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