What is a Group of Gorillas called?

What is a Group of Gorillas called?

Gorillas live in groups called troops

Gorillas are the most strong and big sized primate species on the globe. Just like the baboons and chimpanzees, they are also closely related to human beings.

Gorillas live in the tropical rainforests of east, western and central Africa. There are two species of gorillas that is; the western gorillas and the eastern gorillas and each of these species continue to be categorized into sub-species.

Mountain gorillas together with lowland gorillas are sub-species of eastern gorillas while cross river western gorillas and the western lowland gorillas are subspecies of western species of gorillas.

I all these subspecies, the mountain gorillas  are the most endangered and can be only found in east African countries of Uganda and Rwanda  and central Africa’s democratic republic of Congo.

A group of gorillas is called a troop or a band. These gorillas live a social life in the tropical rainforests; the gorillas are also referred to as families. In their groups/families, they always consist of 5-30 members encompassing of a silverback, females, and their off springs but certain times with more males.

A group is usually headed by the master silverback that is in charge of the members’ security and this is the only one who mates with all the females.

If any other male within the group tries mate with his females, it is taken as disrespect and they make serious fights and it is thrown out of the family to go and find another gorilla group.

Gorillas are very exciting animals to watch and the well known places where you can see them are Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park in Uganda.

Rwanda’s volcanoes national park and Virunga national park situated in Democratic republic of Congo, NOTE that these are the only homes to these greatly endangered mountain gorillas.

Research has it that the mountain gorillas cannot survive while in captivity and for that matter there is no other place you can find them if not in those mentioned countries and their respective parks.

It is belied that between the 1995s and 1980s, poachers were hired by zoos to grab mountain gorilla babies from Rwanda, Uganda and the republic of Congo which they did after killing the adult Gorillas but automatically the baby gorillas could not survive.

There are a number of habituated gorilla families in the trekking in the respective national parks which are always available trekking all year around. Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda has the highest number of habituated groups of gorillas than any other said national parks.

Travelers to this park have 98% chances of seeing these fascinating great cousins of theirs in the forest after an adventurous hike.

Groups of gorillas

Gorilla families in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park include;

• Nkuringo gorilla family, Bweza gorilla family,
• Mubare gorilla family, Rushegura gorilla family,
• Bushaho gorilla family, Busingye gorilla family,
• Nshongi gorilla family, Katwe gorilla family,
• Kyaguliro  gorilla family, Christmas gorillas ,
• Habinyanja gorilla family, Oruzogo gorilla family,
• Bitukura gorilla family,  Bikingi gorilla family,
• Mucunguzi gorilla family, Mishaya gorilla family,
• Kahungye gorilla family, Mukiza gorilla family,
• Kutu and katwe gorilla family

Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is split into four sectors where gorilla tracking takes place.

The gorilla groups mentioned above are found in the different sectors and tourists are grouped in accordance with the experience they wish to have in the forest. Some gorilla families are allocated in difficult to reach and such areas require a lot of energy and commitment compared to the closely located sectors which are easy to hike into and these are favorable for unfit travelers who are not physically fit and are not good at hiking.

Gorilla tracking permits are at USD700 per person per trek in Uganda,  @USD1500 per person per  trek in Rwanda and @USD400 per person per trek I the democratic republic of Congo.