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Description:
Description:
Mountain gorillas have longer hair and shorter arms than other gorillas. They also tend to be a bit larger and have thicker fur than other gorillas. The gorilla fur helps them to survive in a habitat where temperatures often drop below freezing.
Habitat:
Habitat:
The mountain gorilla’s habitat is limited to national parks in two regions of Africa. One group of gorillas lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. The other group is spread over three national parks in the Virungas mountain region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda. Mountain gorillas are often found at high altitudes in forests, as well as bamboo forests.
Diet:
Diet:
This species consumes parts of at least 142 plant and a few types of fruit About 86% of their diet is leaves, shoots, and stems, 7% is roots, 3% is flowers, 2% is fruit, and 2% ants, snails, and grubs. Leaves black berries are a delicacy for mountain gorillas.
Causes of Endangerment:
Causes of Endangerment:
Gorillas that come into contact with humans can be vulnerable to human diseases. For example, mountain gorillas can even die from the common cold. Poaching, civil war in the region, along with destruction of the mountain gorillas habitat, has lead to the endangerment of this animal.
Why it Matters:
Why it Matters:
The gorilla population increased from 620 animals in 1989 to around 880 today.
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