Gorilla species gorilla subspecies gorilla Appearance Gorillas can measure around 1.25 to 1.75 meters in height on two feet, though they usually walk on all fours. The hair is short and grayish to brownish to black.
Adult males have a silvery-white saddle on the back.
They have a very stocky build, with a broad chest. The face, ears, hands, and feet are bare and dark The muzzle is short and the arms are longer than the legs. They inhabit southwest central Africa, from southeastern Nigeria to Gabon and northern Zaire. They are found mostly in lowland rain forest and occasionally in mountainous rain forest. They are almost totally vegetarian, eating leaves shoots, and stems, supplemented by wood, roots, flowers, and grubs.