Gorilla Photo is for illustration purposes only. The Gorilla is the most robust of the primates and at the same time is also a gentle, intelligent and sociable animal. There are three races of Gorillas, the Eastern and Western Lowland Gorilla and the Mountain Gorilla. Most gorillas found in zoos are the Western Lowland Gorilla, and no zoos have the Mountain Gorilla in their collection.
Gorillas are vegetarian, feeding mainly on leaves, buds, stalks, berries, bark and ferns.
They drink little or nothing, obtaining moisture from the vegetation that they eat. Up to 6 feet in length and weighing up to 600 pounds, the Gorilla is considered an endangered species. Now folks, we have a double adoption here, after all how can we possibly separate a mother from her little baby. That is mother Muke and baby Cecil in the photograph above, courtesy of the Cincinnati Zoo. A cuter mother and baby photo you will not see.