How do gorillas adapt to their environment
Mountain Gorillas are stocky friendly giants with broad chests and large arms , tiny eyes and fearless faces .
They posses 98.3% similar DNA just like chimpanzees and bonobos making them close cousins to humans.
They portray close human traits such as laughing , crying, clapping and mourning their loved ones
Mountain Gorillas are evidently the largest primates in their natural habitat . Additionally , they occupy the tropical rain forest in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park In Uganda while In Rwanda and Democratic republic of congo, they occupy the Virunga mountains .
Mountain gorillas are herbivores animals that feed on vegetation such as leaves , shoots , roots , stems , bamboo and sometimes include small insects in their diet.
Below are some of the ways in which mountain gorillas are adapted to their natural environments.
Mountain Gorillas have flat teeth and bacteria in their colons which enables them chew, grind and break down cellulose in their vegetative diet to a digestible form by the large intestines and carbohydrates through fermentation.
Mountain Gorillas have large arms with large muscles which helps them locomote and gather foliage during their day to day life experience
Gorillas have big thumbs and fingers that help them easily break shells off the trees and fruits that they feed on .
Gorillas use body languages and vocalizations for example clapping , hooting , thumping , laughing and crying , breaking trees to convey their different needs and emotions during their socializations.
Gorillas have thick and long fur that keeps them warm in their cold tropical forests and mountain ranges as well as protect them from cold and insect bites
Mountain Gorillas have a dominant silverback as their group leader and he foresees the activities of the group including their safety and protection
Mountain Gorillas also have excellent body senses that enables them to easily detect danger and leave the associated area
Mountain Gorillas also have immensely broad chests and huge body with great strength sizes that gives them an added advantage from attack from enemies most especially the silverbacks whose duty is to protect.
By and large , mountain gorillas have adapted to their environment in different ways some of which are discussed above .
