Gorilla - Wikipedia
网页Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or five subspecies.
Gorilla | Size, Species, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年8月20日 · Gorillas live in stable family groups numbering from 6 to 30. The groups are led by one or two (occasionally more) silverback males that are related to each other, usually a father and one or more of his sons. Occasionally brothers lead a group. The other members are females, infants, juveniles, and young adult …
What Is a Group of Gorillas Called? - A-Z Animals
网页2023年5月13日 · A group of gorillas is called either a band or a troop. These groups, or troops, consist of about five to 10 gorillas on average but they can get as big as a troop of 50. In western lowland troops, a silverback gorilla is …
Gorilla | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
网页Gorillas are gentle giants and display many human-like behaviors and emotions, such as laughter and sadness. In fact, gorillas share 98.3% of their genetic code with humans, making them our closest cousins after chimpanzees and bonobos.
Gorilla Group Social Structure - Smithsonian's National Zoo
网页2024年3月18日 · One goal of the Gorilla SSP is to maintain gorillas in species typical groupings, either as a troop consisting of a silverback male, several females, and their dependent offspring, or as a bachelor group, which is a social grouping of gorillas consisting of only males.
Gorillas Facts - The Gorilla Organization
网页Female gorillas leave their group at maturity to join other groups or single males. Gorilla life cycle . Female gorillas become sexually mature at 7-8 years old, but do not begin to breed until a few years later, whilst male gorillas do not reach sexual maturity until the age of 15 (on average). Gorilla gestation period ...
5TF: 5 Things About Gorilla Social Groups - Dian Fossey
网页2019年8月14日 · Groups of gorillas may be as small as 2 individuals and as large as 65! While the average group size is around 10-12 individuals, groups have been seen to have as few as a single breeding pair, or two silverback gorillas, to as many as 65 individuals!
Gorilla - San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants
网页They are the largest of all primates—the group of animals that includes monkeys, lemurs, orangutans, chimpanzees, and humans. Many people like to compare gorillas with humans, but there are several differences. Although they are able to stand upright, gorillas prefer to walk using their hands as well as their legs.
Gorilla Group Formation and Dynamics - Berggorilla
网页After almost five decades of research on mountain gorillas and two decades of research on western gorilla social dynamics, we have learnt a lot about the rules that govern the formation and evolution of group groups, but there are many questions that remain unanswered, and the group dynamics of Grauer's gorillas and Cross River gorillas are ...
Gorillas have surprisingly active social lives - Futurity
网页2020年5月8日 · Western lowland gorillas typically reside in groups with one adult dominant male, multiple adult females, and their offspring. However, other social groups have been observed, including bachelor...