What type of food do mountain gorillas eat?
Primarily vegetarians, mountain gorillas eat many types of vegetation, including the stems, roots, leaves, and flowers of plants, and the bark of certain trees. Thistles, wild celery, bamboo shoots, and fruits are additional staples of the mountain gorilla’s diet. Their primary habitat is the Hagenia forest, because most of the foods they eat are found there year-round. Because the growth of bamboo shoots is highly variable from year to year, and fresh shoots are only available between August and December, the bamboo forest is a secondary habitat for the gorillas. Gorillas spend the majority of their time within the mountain forests and generally avoid the cultivated farmland that surrounds their habitat. Question 12. What is the average life span of a mountain gorilla? The average life span of mountain gorillas is difficult to estimate because they only exist in the wild. Their life span seems to range from twenty-five to thirty years. Question 13. How many babies do female gorillas h
