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. Others live in zoos, and other captive environments all over the world. Gorillas are sexually mature at six to nine years of age. At 1 year of age, the baby is partially weaned, but it stays with its mother for a least three years. Gorillas live about half as long as a human.