Welcome to Uganda-Mount Gorillas
In the make-believe world of Hollywood the gorilla has been invested with all the aggression of homo sapiens to create a parody which has no relation to the original, gentle creature whose form the takes.
Almost entirely vegetarians, mountain gorillas ( gorilla gorilla beringei) eat over 100 different plants (and some insect). They live in stable groups which vary in size between two and 30 individuals and each group dominated by a senior male, normally more than 15 years old (ages of up to 35 years are known in captivity but many workers think gorillas may live even longer).
Such males stand about 1.75 metres (5 feet 9 inches) tall, weight arround 180 kilos and are the undisputed leaders of their grous.
Gorilla babies are born after a gestation period of nine months-give or take three weeks depending on the individual-and suckle until the age of 18 months, though they begin eating vegetation at about 10 weeks. Once she had reached the age of 8 is sexually mature, a female will have a baby roughly every four years, but 30 percent will be lost through infant mortality.
Gorilla communicate via a variety of gruns, screams and roars; they also beat their chests with their hands, producing an intimidating slapping sound which travels a long way in the forest.
To go gorilla tracking in the Parc National Des Volcans and mountain Gorilla is very interesting, here you will have an opportunity to even play with them and other attractions.
