The basis of the power of plant foods gorillas. From consumed plants can be distinguished wild celery, cleavers, nettles, bamboo shoots, fruit of blue pigeuma. Fruits and nuts are the addition to the basic diet, the animal food (mainly insects) is a small fraction of the menu. Gorilla also used in various nutritional mineral supplements: eat, for instance, some types of clay, thereby compensating for the lack of salt in food. Drink gorillas hardly necessary: lush greenery already contains enough moisture. Waters and all the water be avoided whenever possible, and the rain nedolyublivayut.V nature gorillas live in the equatorial forests of west and central Africa, mountain gorillas - the slopes of the Virunga volcanic mountains covered by forests. Hold small groups consisting of a male-leader, several females and their cubs (from 5 to 30 individuals). They feed on plant foods, although the case is not averse and animals (mainly insects). Their massive jaws and powerful chewing muscles allow you to cope with any kind of vegetable food: crust, wood, stems, roots, and leaves and fruits.
