The habitat of a gorilla is they live in the tropical forest in Africa. They also love trees and stay on one for 10 to 20% of the day in a tree. Gorillas have cold weather in the tropical forest it's between 14.5° C and 3.9° C. They stay awake for 12 hours. Gorillas are always together as a family. What do gorillas use as a shelter? They use trees and leaves as shelter.