Gorillas live in social groups called troops that usually include 4–30 individuals, led by a dominant male known as a silverback. Males over the age of 12 develop distinctive silver-colored hair on their backs, which is how they earn the name “silverback.”
- Diet:
- Despite their large size, gorillas are mainly herbivores. They eat plants and leaves from the jungle floor and fruits.
- Habitat:
- Tropical jungles of Africa.
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Cell phones and other small electronics contain a mineral called coltan that is mined in Africa in critical gorilla habitat. You can help protect gorillas by recycling your old electronic devices at Riverbanks.
Meet our gorilla troop and meerkat mob during a Riverbanks Backstage Encounter.