Scientific name: Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Location: Africa

Size: weight between 85 and 175kg

Life Span: up to 50 years

Current Status: endangered

Habitat: tropical rainforest

Fast facts:

• eats plants, vines, leaves
• nests built in trees are only used once
• they sleep at night as well as during the day
• they live in groups of between 5 and 15 individuals