How Long Do Gorillas Live

Lifespan of gorillas. How long do gorillas live. Gorillas are the giants of apes and these are majorly sighted during Uganda safari, Rwanda safari and Democratic Republic of Congo safari. Gorillas are grouped under two types that is eastern lowland gorillas on the mountain gorillas. Mountain gorillas are commonly found in the destinations like Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and then Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo. Then eastern lowland gorillas are found in Kahuzi Biega national park in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mountain gorillas are shy intelligent endangered species that share 98% DNA with the human beings. That why they are called the human cousins that are closely related to the human beings after the chimpanzees and the Baboons. That’s why most of the tourists from worldwide come to Africa on a safari to witness themselves these incredible creatures through carrying out gorilla trekking safari.

In other safari destinations apart from East Africa in Congo in Kahuzi Biega national park, the eastern lowland gorillas are located in the forest of Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, Angola, Equatorial of Guinea. Then the mountain gorillas do inhabit in the higher tropical rain forest of the mountain areas in the African continent that is Uganda, Rwanda and Congo.

In Uganda mountain gorillas are trekked in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, where Bwindi is known as the destination with the half of the population of gorillas that are on the planet, still on a safari it’s only in Uganda where gorilla habituation takes place that is Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The park has got the attractive gorilla families where the magnificent safari activity takes place.

The only difference between the two species of the gorillas that is the mountain gorillas and the eastern lowland gorillas are the habitants, the way their hair is long, colour.The gorillas live in the environment with the similar characteristics with the human beings that is the gorillas do take care of the very aged members as the way human beings do through providing for them food, making for them shelters and among others.

Gorillas ovcourse have got the distinct signs of age basing on the world life fund. That is the lifespan of the gorillas is the age of 35 to 40 years of age, and most of the times the mountain gorillas do suffer from the arthritis problem as this damages their bones, hands and feet. The old mountain gorillas do develop the white fur in the lower on its backs hence that’s why they are called silverbacks.

Gorillas that stay in the zoo, can even take up to 50 years, the oldest mountain gorillas lived in the zoo on Colombia/Ohio died at the age of 60 in 2016, compared to the ones that stay in the national parks. Though old age in the gorillas makes the gorillas to face challenges like losing their teeth where they get difficulties in eating. Here they take long to feed compared to other members of the family which reduces their lifespan that may result into early death and lose their life like that.

Mature male gorilla can become a father of about 10 to 20 kids from various gorillas, the gorillas are majorly the peaceful but also they engage themselves in fighting when the silverback wants to leave his own family or when an intruder like the solitary silverback wants to get some females in the group.

On a safari to trek the mountain gorillas the travelers do acquire the permits in the time before their arrival. Where in Rwanda a permit is 1500 USD, 700 USD in Uganda and 400 USD in Congo. The permits are advised to be booked in advance in order not to get disappointments especially during the peak season. Gorilla trekking takes a period of one hour to be in the presence of the gorillas in their habitants then tourists who experience gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi with the presence of researchers, rangers, scientists enjoy the safari activity for 4 hours.