![]() The tallest gorilla recorded was a silverback in Alimbongo in northern Kivu and it measured at 1.95 meters in height with an arm span of 2.7 meters, a chest of 1.98 meters, and weighed 219 kilograms. Silverback mountain gorillas can measure up to 1.52 meters tall, although some can grow to about 2.25 meters tall. They have an arm span that stretches from 2.3 to 2.6 meters while female gorillas have smaller arm spans.Īdult female gorillas are shorter than the males reaching an average height of 1.25 to 1.5 meters tall. Adult male gorillas have an average height of 1.4 to 1.8 meters, which is about 4 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 11 inches tall. Adult male gorillas are called black backs. Mature male gorillas are known as Silverbacks because of the white hair on their back which develops around the age of 14 years. Currently, there are about 1000 mountain gorillas believed to be living in the wild today. Thanks to her conservation efforts, along with her research team at the Karisoke Research Institute in Volcanoes national park in Rwanda, the number of mountain gorillas started increasing gradually. It is not until the late 1980s that wildlife conservationists and primatologists like Dian Fossey started conservation and research projects on gorillas in East and Central Africa. ![]() The existence of these gorilla species was being threatened by a number of factors such as widespread poaching, habitat loss due to large-scale deforestation and encroachment on wetlands and forests to mention but a few. Mountain gorillas, which are listed as an endangered subspecies, can only be trekked in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda, Virunga National Park in Congo, and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.īack in the 19 th Century, the number of mountain gorillas had greatly declined with the species almost becoming extinct. Gorillas are the largest living primates/apes in the world and they live in the tropical rain forests and montane forests in West, East and Central Africa. ![]() Gorillas are listed as an endangered species on the ICUN Red List, with some subspecies like the Cross River gorillas and the Eastern lowland gorilla being listed as critically endangered. How big and Strong is a gorilla? This is a question that is commonly asked by visitors looking to learn more or see gorillas in their natural habitat. ![]()
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