[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1712339555834{padding-top: px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1706513405244{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]The Western Lowland Gorilla is the most numerous and widespread of all gorilla subspecies. It is critically endangered with the smallest population. The male, being the leader of the gorilla family, is referred to as the Silverback. The population of these gorillas can be traced in Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Cabinda region of Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1706594712689{padding-top: 70px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4428″ img_size=”900×500″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1706595316710{padding-top: 100px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Gorillas live in troops from two to over thirty members, but Western lowland gorillas live insmaller groups overaging about five individuals. They stick to mainly a vegeterenian diet, feeding on stems, bamboo shoots and fruits. However, the Western lowland gorillas also have an apetite for termites, ants and break termite nests to eat the larvae.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” css=”.vc_custom_1706588237371{padding-top: 70px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1706588134034{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]

Western Lowland Males and Females

Compared to other species, Western lowland have a more pronounced brown ridge and ears that appear small in relation to their heads. They also have a differently shaped nose and lip other than subspecies.

In the western lowland males, the silver may extend to rump and thighs. However, the females may go gray below the ears, the neck and on the head as they age.

Reproduction with this specie of gorillas does not have a distinct breeding season. Gestation lasts between 250-270 days (8-9 Months). In the wild, female gorillas usually deliver their first offspring at 10-11 years and at four year interval thereafter. One infant gorilla is produced usually but twins are rare.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]