{"id":212899,"date":"2021-09-26T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T15:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=212899"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:22:28","slug":"gorilla-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/animals\/general-animals\/gorilla-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 great gorilla facts!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ready to learn about some amazing apes, gang? Then join National Geographic Kids as we explore the wonderful world of gorillas, with our top ten gorilla facts&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gorilla facts!<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-3.jpg\" alt=\"a mother gorilla holds her infant baby\" class=\"wp-image-214152\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. There are two species of gorilla: eastern and western<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each species splits into two groups, known as <strong>subspecies<\/strong>. All wild gorillas live in <strong>central Africa<\/strong>, in an area split by a vast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/geography\/physical-geography\/15-cool-things-about-rainforests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rainforest<\/a>. One side has western gorillas, while the other has eastern! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Gorillas live together in groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gorillas spend a lot of time moving around their habitat in family groups known as &#8216;<strong>troops&#8217;<\/strong>. Each troop can contain <strong>up to 30 gorillas<\/strong>! This usually includes a <strong>dominant male<\/strong>, several <strong>females<\/strong>, and their <strong>young offspring<\/strong>.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Gorillas can weigh over 200kg and stand as tall as an average human!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gorillas are mostly <strong>herbivores<\/strong>, which means they only eat plants &#8211; up to <strong>30kg of them<\/strong> per day! However, some subspecies have been known to eat <strong>insects<\/strong> and <strong>snails<\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Adult males are known as &#8216;silverbacks&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-4.jpg\" alt=\"a silverback male gorilla stands on some grass\" class=\"wp-image-214153\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>These powerful males can be <strong>more than 10 times stronger<\/strong> than an average human \u2013 they can <strong>tear down<\/strong> banana trees, <strong>bend<\/strong> iron bars and <strong>bite <\/strong>with more power than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/animals\/general-animals\/10-lion-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lion<\/a>! For the most part, though, they&#8217;re <strong>gentle giants<\/strong>, only using their full strength when they feel threatened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Gorilla noseprints are as unique as human fingerprints!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, scientists can identify individual gorillas by paying close attention to the <strong>shape of their nose<\/strong>. <strong>Unique scars or marks<\/strong> on their faces help, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Gorillas are very clever, and have been recorded making and using tools! <\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214155\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Scientists have spotted wild gorillas using sticks to work out the <strong>depth of rivers and streams<\/strong>, <strong>making<\/strong> <strong>ladders from bamboo<\/strong> to help baby gorillas reach the treetops, and even fashioning &#8216;<strong>cutlery<\/strong>&#8216; from twigs \u2013 helping them to scoop up and snack on stinging insects! Gorillas can live up to <strong>40 years old<\/strong>, so they have lots of time to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Primatologist Dr. Dian Fossey famously studied these incredible creatures<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-5.jpg\" alt=\"a baby gorilla holds a branch\" class=\"wp-image-214154\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The scientist&#8217;s work with gorillas was <strong>revolutionary at the time<\/strong>. Like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/animals\/general-animals\/jane-goodall-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Jane Goodall<\/a>&#8216;s work with chimpanzees, Dian gave gorillas <strong>names<\/strong> and learnt about their <strong>personalities<\/strong>. Her work led her to become passionate about protecting gorillas from <strong>poaching<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. A captive gorilla called &#8216;Koko&#8217; learned sign language! <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hanabi-Ko, known as &#8216;Koko&#8217;, was a female western lowland gorilla. Over her lifetime, she learned over <strong>1,000 signs<\/strong> and was able to understand more than <strong>2,000 English words<\/strong>, as well as creating many <strong>beautiful paintings<\/strong>. She even took a photograph of herself in a mirror in 1978 \u2013 one of the <strong>earliest animal selfies<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Sadly, gorillas are critically endangered<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gorillafacts-1.jpg\" alt=\"gorilla facts | a gorilla with a mouthful of leaves\" class=\"wp-image-214150\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The biggest threat they face is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/kids-club\/cool-kids\/general-kids-club\/lets-make-a-change-habitat-destruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">habitat destruction<\/a>, which leaves gorillas with fewer safe spaces to live. As their natural habitat declines, gorillas have to venture closer to areas where humans<strong> <\/strong>live, where they&#8217;re more likely to catch <strong>human diseases<\/strong> or fall victim to <strong>poaching<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. But conservation efforts ARE working!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One subspecies, the <strong>mountain gorilla<\/strong>, has recently seen a <strong>record population high<\/strong>! At the last count, 1,063 of these awesome apes were found in the wild. <em>Yay!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What did you think of our great gorilla facts? Let us know in the comments below! <\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to learn about some amazing apes, gang? Then join National Geographic Kids as we explore the wonderful world of gorillas, with our top ten gorilla facts&#8230; Gorilla facts! 1. There are two species of gorilla: eastern and western Each species splits into two groups, known as subspecies. All wild gorillas live in central Africa, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/animals\/general-animals\/gorilla-facts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10 great gorilla facts!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":258443,"featured_media":214144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"christmas-category":[],"class_list":["post-212899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-animals","countries-australia","countries-ireland","countries-new-zealand","countries-south-africa","countries-united-kingdom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 great gorilla facts | National Geographic Kids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about these brilliant forest dwellers in our ten top gorilla facts! 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