Critically EndangeredEastern Gorilla
Gorilla beringei
3 countries4 parks
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 2 species of gorilla, in the family Hominidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
2 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Recorded in 21 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It shares close to 98% of its DNA with humans.
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Only a little over a thousand are left in the wild.
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Each group has its own "dialect" of calls.
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It shares close to 98% of its DNA with humans.
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Dominant males grow silver hair across the back, which is where the name "silverback" comes from.
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Its diet is as much as 67% fruit, supplemented with leaves, stems and insects.
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