Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer. Gorillas live only in tropical forests of equatorial Africa
Most authorities recognize two species and four subspecies Gorillapopulations have dramatically declined since the early 1980s with almost half of the entire easterngorillapopulation suspected to have been wiped out The twogorillaspeciesthe eastern and westerngorillalive in equatorial Africa separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest
Each has a lowland and upland subspecies Learn about these brilliant forest dwellers in our ten topgorillafacts! What s agorilla s favourite food? And why aregorillasendangered? There are two species ofgorilla both of which live in equatorial Africa located on or near the Equator separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest
Each species ofgorillahas a lowland and upland subspecies The rampant destruction of fragile forest habitat is one of the greatest threats togorillasurvival
Logging and mining companies destroygorillahabitat across their range in Central Africa to meet demand for paper products and materials for our electronic devices The easterngorillais more darkly coloured than the westerngorilla with the mountaingorillabeing the darkest of all
The mountaingorillaalso has the thickest hair Nov 21 2025 Gorilla genus of primates containing the largest of the apes. The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans. Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer. Gorillas live only in tropical forests of equatorial Africa
Most authorities recognize two species and four subspecies Gorillapopulations have dramatically declined since the early 1980s with almost half of the entire easterngorillapopulation suspected to have been wiped out The twogorillaspeciesthe eastern and westerngorillalive in equatorial Africa separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest
Each has a lowland and upland subspecies Learn about these brilliant forest dwellers in our ten topgorillafacts! What s agorilla s favourite food? And why aregorillasendangered? There are two species ofgorilla both of which live in equatorial Africa located on or near the Equator separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest
Each species ofgorillahas a lowland and upland subspecies The rampant destruction of fragile forest habitat is one of the greatest threats togorillasurvival
Logging and mining companies destroygorillahabitat across their range in Central Africa to meet demand for paper products and materials for our electronic devices.