What Is a Gorillas Prey
The Mountain Gorilla’s Only True Prey Would Be Insects and Snails, Though These Make up a Very Small Part of the Gorilla’s Diet. the Mountain Gorilla’s Only...
What Is A Gorillas Prey?
The mountain gorilla’s only true prey would be insects and snails, though these make up a very small part of the gorilla’s diet. The mountain gorilla’s only natural predator is the leopard. However, humans are the mountain gorilla’s most significant predator. Humans hunt gorillas for meat and for trophies.
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Do gorillas eat meat?
Gorillas stick to a mainly vegetarian diet, feeding on stems, bamboo shoots and fruits. Western lowland gorillas, however, also have an appetite for termites and ants, and break open termite nests to eat the larvae.
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