The gorilla lives in central, east-central, and west Africa in Nigeria, Zaire, Rawanda, and Uganda. Mountain gorillas, a subspecies, live in the mountain forest and uplands, other gorillas live in the dense, lowland, rain forest. Wild gorillas are vegetarians, although captive gorillas will eat meat. Their favorite foods are bamboo shoots, wild celery, nettles, fruit, and many kinds of tree leaves. They also eats tree bark and veronia plants.
Gorillas live in tribes.
One adult male protects all the members of his tribe, about ten females and their children. When threatened, a gorilla will stand up and beat its chest with its hands. Gorillas are endangered because poachers set traps that kill the gorillas. Some gorillas live in wildlife sanctuaries in their natural habitat. This protects them.