Interesting Facts About Mountain Gorillas in Africa

Interesting Facts About Mountain Gorillas in Africa  : The mountain gorillas in Africa are among the most famous activities that you should not miss out on while you visit Africa to visit a number of activities you should not miss out when you visit the different national parks in the activity which will give you the opportunity to observe a number of rewarding features of the mountain gorillas one of the most rewarding gorilla species in the wild. The mountain gorillas in Africa can be accessed in Uganda, Rwanda and the democratic republic of Congo in a number of rewarding national parks.

For the mountain gorillas in Rwanda you will access the habituated gorilla families in Rwanda by participating in gorilla trekking in Rwanda as you hike the Virunga mountains in Rwanda that is mount gahinga mount muhabura, mount karisimbi and mount Bisoke. For gorilla trekking in Uganda, you will get to watch the mountain gorillas in two national parks in Uganda that is gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will also participate in gorilla habituation in Uganda and in Uganda you can also participate in gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park.

For the gorilla safaris in Congo, you can participate in gorilla trekking in Virunga national park, in the country you can also watch the eastern lowland gorillas by participating in gorilla trekking in kahuzi biega which is one of the advantages of the gorilla trekking experience in Congo from other gorilla trekking destinations in Africa is the fact that you will get to watch more gorilla species in the country. When you take part in the gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda, you will get to spend one hour with the gorillas which will give you the opportunity to watch a number of interesting facts about the mountain gorillas in Africa and these include;

Human like hands and feet

When you get to the mountain gorillas in Africa as you spend on hour with the gorillas in the wild you will get to observe a number of rewarding features of the primates among which may include the striking resemblance of the hands and feet between the primates and the humans. Interesting about the gorillas is the fact that they can be seen walking on all fours however they can also be seen walking on two feet and this is usually when their hands are full after harvesting fruit, they can also be seen walking on two legs while looking for food, or while keeping an eye out for any attacks.

Construct nests every night

Another interesting fact about the gorillas in the wild is the fact that they construct their nests for overnight stay in the wild. Interesting about the gorillas in the wild is the fact that they construct the nests every night for overnight stay this is because of the fact that the gorillas in the wild there are a number of parasites that can get into the beddings that can infest their beddings. Which is quite brilliant for them to avoid being sucked on during the activity.

Dominant silverback

The dominant silver back is the overall overseer of the gorilla family and he is called the silverback because of silver grey hair on their back which becomes white when in the sunlight hence the name silverback. The dominant silverback is responsible to protect the gorillas from external attacks from other gorilla families that raid the gorillas to get more gorilla families, they are also responsible to increase the gorilla members which can be done through reproduction or through raiding other gorilla families for the expansion of the gorilla group, the dominant silverback is also responsible to maintain law and order among the gorilla family which is quite similar to the human family heads that are responsible for settling disputes in the homes which is the same case with the dominant silverback.

The females entice the men into mating

Interesting about the gorillas in the park is the fact that although the dominant males have all the mating rights with the females in a gorilla group, it should be noted that the females are the ones that entice the males into having sex with them. Among the different ways they entice the may include making intense eye contact, slapping the ground and during ovulation the females can be seen being aggressive towards one another this is because of the need to gain the favor of the dominant silverback in order to mate this is because once the silverback impregnates one of the gorillas, priority for protection is given to the adult female and their off springs hence the aggressiveness.