1. Mountain Gorilla

2. Common Name: Mountain Gorilla Scientific Name: Gorilla beringei beringei

3. Habitat
340 are located in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.
380 are located in three different parks. The Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda), Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda) and Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo).

4. Characteristics Diet: eat over 100 different species of plants.
Size: Standing height, 4 to 6 ft
Housing: Make nests on the ground
Climate: Around 70° F
Relationship: Omnivore
Reproduction: Must be at least 10 years old. Females only produce 2-6 offspring in year lifetime

5. Basic facts This animal lives in a troop of up to 30.
It is lead by an alpha male called the silverback
Males backs turn silver at the age of 13
9 month gestation period for offspring
Only predators are the human and a lepord every now and then
Weren’t know to science until 1902

6. Reasons for endangerment
Endangered because of a loss of habitat
Was put on the endangered list in 2000

7. What is being done? Habitat protection
African Wildlife Federation, Fauna and Flora international, International Gorilla Construction Agency are all working together to solve this problem
Keeping people from building on their land

8. Quiz time When were they first discovered? How tall are they?
Who leads the group?
How many offspring do they produce in their lifetime?
When do the males backs turn silver?

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