There are various questions which have been put
across about the activity of Gorilla trekking. Usually the questions which have
been considered here include; how the mountain gorillas look like, how they
feed during the day, and whether mountain gorillas are dangerous species. Some
tourists have always asked whether the
endangered mountain gorillas hurt during the trekking time.
How the Mountain gorillas look like.
The Mountain Gorillas look like human beings with
the male ones being two times the size of the females. Research has shown that
the males grow to six (6) feet. They have been noticed to weigh three hundred
to five hundred pounds. This weight makes them very strong with very long arms
which are very muscular. In the tropical rain forest, the males are called the
Silver back and this has been so because the males do mature the hair on their
back. This resembles silver being given the name silver back. They silver backs do head each gorilla family and they
are very strong and gigantic with their arms stretching to seven feet. The
other notable feature about mountain gorillas is that they do possess very long
and very dark. This is in comparison with their lowland counterparts since they
do stay in very colder climates and very higher altitudes with their life span
being forty and fifty years.
Where do the mountain gorillas stay?
The gigantic apes stay on the ground. In some cases,
they do climb the trees and this has been occasionally given that it can
support them. Compared to human beings; as the children of the human beings play
on the ground, those of the gorillas play in the trees
What is the relationship between mountain gorillas and human beings?
There is a very big relationship between the mountain gorillas and the
humans. The most outstanding and fascinating fact about the relationship between mountain gorillas
and human beings is that they do share approximately ninety eight percent of
their genetic composition. This major comparison between the mountain gorillas
and the human beings.
Where are the
mountain gorillas found in Uganda?
Within Uganda,
there are two major gazated places where the mountain gorillas can be found and
seen. These are majorly Bwindi Impenetrable National park and Mghahinga gorilla
National park. The Mghahinga national park is a component of the Virunga chain
of the towering volcanoes that do extend into the Democratic Republic of Congo
and the Republic of Rwanda. The Bwindi Impenetrable Park however supports the
hugest mountain gorilla population and the forest’s altitude are between 1,160m
and 2,607m above sea level. The two
forests where the mountain gorillas are found do similarities as well as varying characteristics.
How do
mountain gorillas spend the day while in the jungle?
The mountain gorilla’s day starts in the very early in the morning at
around 6 am up to 6 pm. This is followed with a doze at around lunch time. The
country (Uganda) receives light just past 6am and darkness falls around 7 pm.
The mountain gorillas do move each day to many different locations. To the
destinations they make, they make nests using the twigs plus the leaves. It
here where they spend their nights.
Will the mountain gorilla hurt me during the trek?
Though very dominant and very strong, the mountain gorillas are very
shy and the families which are in Uganda’s national parks have been
habituated. Whereas these gigantic apes
are threatened, they do attack so as to protect their very own selves. When
they are moving, they do this in groups which differ from 2-30 and there is no
specific mating season since babies are born through the year. When they are
communicating, they do so through sounds like roars, grunts and shouts.
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