Fun Facts
Piggy-backs
A baby gorilla can cling to the fur on his mom’s back for a ride, leaving the mother’s hands free for walking.
The Infamous Silverback
The adult male who leads the troop is known as the ‘silverback’ - as he has grey hair on his back. He is almost twice the size of an adult female, weighing anything from 130 to 230 kilograms.
Nose-prints
No two gorilla noses are alike. The ‘nose-prints’ of gorillas are as distinctive as human fingerprints — no two are identical.
Largest Primate
Gorillas are the largest of all primates—the group of animals that includes lemurs, monkeys, orangutans, chimpanzees, and humans.