INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT GORILLA YOU MUST KNOW

 1 There are only about 70 mountain GORILLAS and they live high in the mountains in two protected parks in Africa. Lowland gorillas live in central Africa.

2 You may have seen baby gorillas being carried on the back of their mothers, but for the first few months after birth the mother holds the baby gorilla to her chest.

3 An adult male gorilla is called a silverback because of the distinctive silvery fur growing on their back and hips. Each gorilla family has a silverback as leader who scares away other animals by standing on their back legs and beating their chest!