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Mountain gorilla

Gorilla beringei beringei

  • The male silverback gorilla is the largest and heaviest of all primates
  • The mountain gorilla is one of the world鈥檚 most endangered primates, numbering around only 700 animals left in the wild.
  • Gorillas in the mountains eat a very impoverished diet, of only 62 plant species.
  • Every night they will build nests in trees in which to sleep. This keeps them off the ground away from predators.
  • The exact figure is hard to measure, but gorillas are several times stronger than a grown man.

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