What are 5 interesting facts about gorillas?

Top10 facts about mountain gorillas

  • Around 1,063 exist in the wild.
  • They live in two isolated groups.
  • We share around 98% of our DNA with gorillas.
  • They’re one of the biggest, most powerful living primates.
  • They can eat all day long.
  • They cozy up at night.
  • They have 16 different types of call.
  • They live in family groups.

What do gorillas eat?

Gorillas stick to a mainly vegetarian diet, feeding on stems, bamboo shoots and fruits. Western lowland gorillas, however, also have an appetite for termites and ants, and break open termite nests to eat the larvae.

What is interesting about gorillas?

Gorillas are one of our closest living relatives, after chimpanzees and bonobos. They share between 95% and 99% of our DNA! Gorillas and chimpanzees walk quadrupedally (on all fours) and use their knuckles to carry the weight of their head and torso. There are two different gorilla species (each with two sub-species).

Do gorillas eat their babies?

Gorillas do not eat their babies however they occasionally practice infanticide and this normally happens when a female moves to another group with a young off spring then the dominating silverback of that group will kill the young baby gorilla or if another silverback comes to dominate the group they kill the young …

How fast can a gorilla run?

Western gorilla: 25 mph
Eastern gorilla: 25 mph
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Can gorillas swim?

Like the other apes and humans, gorillas cannot swim naturally, therefore they avoid large bodies of water and rivers.

Do gorillas drink water?

Gorillas do not drink water, this is because they eat succulent vegetation most of which is composed of water and morning dew so they get enough moisture from their food. Gorillas use most the day to feed.

How many teeth do gorillas have?

32 teeth
Gorillas have 32 teeth, just like humans! Unfortunately for them, only humans have a Tooth Fairy. Just like us, gorillas have molars and premolars for grinding and chewing their food.

How high can a gorilla jump?

Due to the use of their arms, they are able to jump up to 26 feet at speeds up to 35 miles per hour. This ability to produce force over longer periods of time (DRIVE) makes them an equally formidable opponent, and can be a valuable asset to you as an athlete, especially if you are a gorilla.

Can gorillas see color?

Eyesight. Gorillas have good eyesight which is used for finding and identifying food and to detect movement. As daytime herbivores they probably have color vision, a useful adaptation for finding ripening fruits in treetops. Primates have forward facing eyes rather than one on each side of their head.

How fast can gorillas run?