Less than 650 remain in the wild.
Mountain gorillas live in the wild only in two locations of Africa.
They also live in the Virunga mountain range along the borders of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A female mountain gorilla gives birth to her first baby at about ten years of age. She has one baby at a time, every three to four years. When excited, or to intimidate an enemy, a male gorilla pounds his chest. He stands on his legs and slaps his cupped hands against his chest.