... Great view of a silverback mountain gorilla🦍... known for their distinctive silver-colored hair on their backs, indicating maturity... gorillas are the largest living primate and one of humans closest living relatives... like human thumbprints, the mountain gorilla has a nose print unique to each individual... the mountain gorilla is a strong, peaceful ape which inhabits the volcanic African slopes... Uganda has more than half of the world's mountain gorilla population... and they are very well protected because of their importance for tourism... mountain gorilla tourism generates more foreign currency than any other activity in Uganda today... proceeds from gorilla tourism support the conservation of most of the other National Parks and Reserves... Thanks Alena! ¯\_(ツ)_/
Mountain gorillas are the bulkiest and most powerful living primates. An average male mountain gorilla can weigh 136 to 230 kilograms and reach a standing height of 1.2 - 1.8 meters. Mountain gorillas live only in high-altitude montane and bamboo forests, between 1,400 m to 3,800 meters.These gorillas have longer, thicker fur, and more of it, than other gorilla subspecies, allowing them to live in colder climates where temperatures can drop below freezing.
Like all gorillas, mountain gorillas are highly sociable and live in family groups led by the dominant silverback. They are largely herbivorous and eat a variety of shoots, fruit, leaves and bark, wild celery is a big favourite. In the wild, mountain gorillas can live up to 35 years old.
Located in south-western Uganda, at the junction of the plain and mountain forests, Bwindi Park covers 32,000 ha and is known for its exceptional biodiversity. The park protects an estimated 459 gorillas and is also a habitat for chimpanzees, over 350 bird species, 120 other mammals, and numerous plant species.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994
Stamps:
RAMSAR Convention - Wetlands & Water
(Issued 02-02-2007)
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