Mountain Gorilla - African Wildlife Foundation
网页What is a mountain gorilla? This great ape is one of two subspecies of the eastern gorilla and one of the world's largest living primates. These apes have muscular arms, a massive chest, and broad hands and feet — and they have longer hair and shorter arms than their lowland cousins.
Mountain gorilla - Wikipedia
网页Mountain gorillas are descendants of ancestral monkeys and apes found in Africa and Arabia during the start of the Oligocene epoch (34–24 million years ago). The fossil record provides evidence of the hominoid primates (apes) found in East Africa approximately 22–32 million years ago.
Mountain Gorilla | Gorillas | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
网页The critically endangered mountain gorilla population is threatened by habitat loss, poaching, disease and war. Learn more about what WWF is doing to protect its future, and how you can help.
Mountain gorilla facts and photos - National Geographic
网页There are about a thousand mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and about half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains in central Africa. Mountain gorillas are a subspecies of eastern...
How Africa’s Mountain Gorillas Staged a Comeback - Smithsonian Magazine
网页How Africa’s Mountain Gorillas Staged a Comeback. Long victimized by poaching and deforestation, the primate species is in the midst of a surprising rebound that is sparking new hopes of...
Mountain gorilla - WWF
网页Mountain gorillas are found in two separate locations: the Virunga range of extinct volcanic mountains on the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda, and in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Some primatologists believe the Bwindi gorillas may be a separate subspecies. Previous population.
The Mountain Gorilla: Gentle Giants - Africa Geographic
网页2018年11月23日 · Mountain gorillas are found in two populations in Africa: 1. An estimated 604 individuals in the Virunga Massif – which includes Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda), Virunga National Park (DR Congo) and Mgahinga National Park (Uganda); 2. An estimated 459 individuals in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda).
Mountain Gorillas - The Gorilla Organization
网页The mountain gorilla is a strong, peaceful ape which inhabits the volcanic African’s slopes. Although the mountain gorilla has very few natural predators, the species has been pushed to the brink of extinction due to human activity. Habitat loss, deforestation, poaching, civil war, and disease are all real threats to mountain gorillas.
Gorillas Facts - The Gorilla Organization
网页The gentle giants of the African forest, gorillas are the largest living primate and one of humans closest living relatives. Although physically intimidating and powerful, gorillas are extremely intelligent, sensitive and emotional beings.
Top 10 facts about mountain gorillas - WWF
网页2019年8月21日 · Mountain gorillas live in east-central Africa in just two isolated groups – one in the Virunga Volcanoes (a region spanning 3 national parks in Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)) and one in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, which connects to Sarambwe Nature Reserve, DRC.