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media type="custom" key="21160908" Western lowland gorillas are omnivorous but primarily eat plants. They survive primarily on fruit, leaves, and foliage. They do eat insects such as termites and ants.

Western lowland gorillas are endangered, but they remain far more common than their relatives, the mountain gorillas. The western lowland /animals/gorilla/|gorilla is one of the great apes, a group that includes /animals/orang-utan/|orang-utans, /animals/gorilla/gorillas, /animals/human/|humans and chimpanzees. As with the other great apes, the western lowland /animals/gorilla/|gorilla has a number of features which makes living in the jungle a bit easier, including having opposable thumbs which come in handy when the western lowland /animals/gorilla/|gorilla is peeling fruit.[[image:images[11].jpg width="267" height="191" The Western lowland gorilla has broad shoulders, a muscular neck, and strong hands and feet. Their bodies are covered by short, thin gray-black or brown-black hair. A gorilla's face is bare however with a thick ridge above the eyes. A mature male Western lowland gorilla has silver fur on its back. These adult gorillas are called silverbacks. Gorillas can walk for short distances on two legs but generally get around by walking on all fours. When doing this, they walk on the knuckles of their front legs.