Mountain Gorilla

The Mountain Gorilla, which can reach heights of 4 to 6 feet and weighs between 135-220 kg, is one of the biggest species of primates in nature. It has a life expectancy of 35 years and inhabits the high, steep mountain forests of four different national parks in Africa—Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A gorilla has thick fur since the temperature at this altitude is extremely low. Mountain gorillas have their own unique nose prints, just as every human has an unmatched fingerprint.

The mountain gorilla is a diurnal animal that consumes significant amounts of food throughout the day in order to maintain its enormous size. It rests in the late morning and around noon, then forages again in the late morning and early afternoon before sleeping at night. Every evening, a new nest is built by a gorilla from the nearby plants as a place to sleep. Only babies share their mothers' nests for sleep. Unless it is chilly and cloudy, in which case they frequently stay longer in their nests, they depart their sleeping areas when the sun rises at around 6 am.