Sustainable Choices to Protect Eastern Gorillas, Week 14
A female Eastern Gorilla and her infant. Wikipedia, labeled for Reuse. For my endangered species, I decided o n the Eastern Gorilla, which is also known as the " Gorilla beringei." The eastern gorilla has many distinct characteristics, such as a very broad chest and body, dark hair covering the entire body bar the hands, feet, and chest. Out of all animals, gorillas are the closest to humans, and resemble homo sapiens very much. The eastern gorilla's habitat is the forest, mostly in Africa. Gorillas are omnivores, which mean they tend to eat mostly plants, but also eat insects and rodents, but are not predators of many large animals. The biggest predator of the gorilla is the leopard, but other than that, the biggest threat to the eastern gorilla population is human related. The average lifespan of the eastern gorilla is about 35 years old with a generation length of 20 years. Through this time, the average eastern gorilla has an offsp...