![]() How Long Does A Gorilla Live?Ī gorilla’s life span depends on its living style. Each day an adult gorilla can eat up to 66 pounds or 30 kg of food. And some western lowland gorilla eats small insects and other similar insects. Most gorillas are herbivores who love to eat bamboo, fruit, shoots, vines etc. Although male gorillas can weigh twice of females. +Eastern Lowland Gorilla – 225-550 pounds (102-249 kg) How Much Does A Baby Gorilla Weigh?ĭuring birth, a baby gorilla can weigh around 3 to 4.5 pounds or 1.4 kg to 2.04 kg. Some reports showed a gorilla can weigh up to 600 pounds or 272 kg or more but it is rare. On average an adult eastern lowland gorilla can weigh up to 484 pounds or 220 kg and a female can weigh up to 176 pounds or 80 kg.Ī fully grown male silverback gorilla can weigh around 300 to 430 pounds or 135 kg to 195 kg and a female can weigh up to 150 to 250 pounds or 70 kg to 115 kg. On average a western lowland adult male gorilla can weigh around 374 pounds or 169.5 kg and a female can weigh around 158 pounds or 71.5 kg.Īn adult male mountain gorilla can weigh up to 484 pounds or 220 kg and a female can weigh around 215 pounds or 97.7 kg. The eastern lowland gorilla that is also known as “Grauer’s Gorila” is the largest among all four subspecies. Gorillas live in 5 to 10 or more than 50 family member groups led by a dominant adult male who holds his position in the group for years. The two subspecies of western gorillas are western lowland and cross river gorilla. Eastern gorillas and western gorillas are two main species that exist today.Īnd Eastern gorillas have two subspecies and are eastern lowland gorilla and the other is the mountain gorilla. Among these are Uganda, Rwanda, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Angola has the largest populations. Gorillas live in wild of several African countries. Their stomachs are larger than their chests and their stomach size is attributed to their enlarged intestines that help them to digest what they consume.Īnd their hand’s thumb and feet opposable big toe help them to grasp and manipulate different objects. The sagittal crest helps them to grind the foods they eat. Their heads are massive that overhanging the eyes and a bony sagittal crest on the top of heads. They inhabit of tropical forests of equatorial Africa. They are known for not only their size but also their gentle human-like behavior. They are the world’s largest living primates known as the most powerful and striking animals. Gorillas are powerful apes that have large wide heads and short necks.
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