The mountain gorilla also has the thickest hair. Gorilla, genus of primates containing the largest of the apes The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer Gorillas live only in tropical forests of equatorial africa Most authorities recognize two species and four subspecies.
The two gorilla species—the eastern and western gorilla—live in equatorial africa, separated by about 560 miles of congo basin forest Each has a lowland and upland subspecies. A video circulating online in late summer 2025 authentically showed an adult gorilla clubbing the head of a crocodile to free a baby gorilla from its mouth. Learn about these brilliant forest dwellers in our ten top gorilla facts What's a gorilla's favourite food And why are gorillas endangered?
They share 98 percent of their dna with humans, and they are smart enough to learn sign language and use tools. There are two species, the western gorilla, and the eastern gorilla, separated by the congo river They live in the jungles and tropical forests, where their preferred food proliferates Leaves, stems, fruits, flowers and other plants. The subspecies of the eastern gorilla are the mountain gorilla and eastern lowland gorilla Whereas, that of the western gorilla include the western lowland gorilla and cross river gorilla.
For more than 30 years, ongoing field research on the mountain gorillas has made them the most studied subspecies of gorilla
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