Western Lowland Gorilla

• Range: Native to Africa (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon). They are endangered.
  
• Habitat: Rain Forests with dense herbage and bushy undergrowth, also in secondary forest and in vicinity of plantations.
  
• Height: Males up to 6 feet tall; females to 5 feet tall.
  
• Weight: Males, approx. 450 pounds, females, 150 to 250 pounds. Gorillas are the largest and most robust of all primates.
  
• Diet: Purely vegetarian and consists of leaves, shoots, stalks, roots, tubers, bark, fruits. Because of their juicy diet, drinking water is not necessary.
  
• Behavior: Gorillas establish and re-enforce social bonds by social grooming. Each animal makes its own bed, but young sleep with mothers. Gorillas can live to 25 to 30 years in the wild. Our gorillas range in age from 11 to 27. Our gorillas paint also! Radi, Wanto and Ntondo are especially fond of it. They receive flu shots voluntarily -- not an easy feat without training.
  
• Location: Found in the Gorilla Exhibit in the African Forest. The Zoo houses six male western lowland gorillas, including Tommy, Billy, and Wanto.