GORILLA

Gorillas are ground-dwelling,predominantly herbivorus apes that inhabit the forest of central Africa.The eponymous genus Gorilla is divided into two species:the eastern gorillas ans the western gorillas and eitherfour or five subspecies.They are the largest living primates by physical size.The DNAof gorillas is highly similar to that of humans,from 95 to99% depending on what is counted,and they are next closest living relatives to humans after the chimpanzees and bonobos.

Gorilla's natural habitats cover the tropical or subtropical forests in Africa.Although their range covers a small percentages of Africa,gorillas a wide range of elevations.The mountain gorilla inhabitsthe Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes,ranging in altitude from 2 200 to 4 300 meters(7200 to14 100 ft)Lowland gorillas live in dense Republic of the Congo near its border with Rwanda.

WHERE WILL YOU FIND THEM

You will find the gorilla cage at GO12.