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Mountain Gorilla Gorilla gorilla beringei

Mountain Gorilla Gorilla gorilla beringei. Ronald Pannell Wesley J. Jackson. Habitat. Dense forest Rain forest Rwanda Uganda Congo Virgin forest water shed. Diet. Vegetarian Variety of plants Wild celery Bamboo Certain fruit. Size. Up to 6 feet tall

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Mountain Gorilla Gorilla gorilla beringei

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  1. Mountain GorillaGorilla gorilla beringei Ronald Pannell Wesley J. Jackson

  2. Habitat • Dense forest • Rain forest • Rwanda • Uganda • Congo • Virgin forest water shed

  3. Diet • Vegetarian • Variety of plants • Wild celery • Bamboo • Certain fruit

  4. Size • Up to 6 feet tall • Weighing in at 300 to 425 lbs • Massive • Broad chest and shoulders

  5. Predator relationship • hunted by • Humans, crocodiles, and leopards • Hunted for meat and in retaliation for crop raiding • Infants captured by poachers to be put in zoos • Heads and hands of adult gorilla sold as trophies

  6. Age of Reproduction • Females ovulate at 7 to 8 years of age • First infant between 10 to 12 • Males breed before 15

  7. Social Structure • Highly socially • Cohesive groups • Relationship among females is weak

  8. Year Endangered • Early 1990’s • Because of a tragic Civil War • War destroyed gorilla reserves

  9. Reason for Endangerment • Mainly due to human induced causes • Habitat loss • Commercial hunting • Poaching • Diseases • Military conflict

  10. Interesting Facts • Breast feed young like humans • Can’t swim • Humans closest relatives • Gorillas rarely attack humans.

  11. Present Day Population • Approximately 700 in existence today • Past 18 months there have been 23 mountain gorilla deaths reported

  12. Conservation Efforts • The Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund is dedicated to the conservation and protection of the Mountain Gorilla. • The efforts are working as long as the gorillas and habitat continue to be valued and safe guarded by the government.

  13. Quiz • What is the average size of the Mountain Gorilla? • What is the present day population? • During what time period did they become endangered? (What year?) • What was one reason for endangerment? • What does their diet consist of?

  14. Cited • www.nationalgeographic.com • www.google.com • www.saveagorilla.org

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