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English: The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla. There are two populations, one is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, the other in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. this photograph was taken in Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Mountain Gorilla has longer and darker hair than other gorilla species, allowing it to live in hot or cold weather and travel into areas where temperatures drop below freezing point.

Adult males are called silverbacks because a saddle of gray or silver-colored hair develops on their backs with age. The Mountain Gorilla is primarily terrestrial and quadrupedal.
Nederlands: De berggorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is een gorillasoort die leeft in het Virungagebergte, dat zich uitspreidt over Congo, Uganda en Rwanda. Deze foto is in het Virunga Nationaal Park in de Democratische Republiek van Congo genomen.

De berggorilla is extreem zeldzaam en is een van de ondersoorten van de Oostelijke gorilla's. De mannetjes worden vaak ook zilverrug genomed omdat ze met de leeftijd een grijzige plek op hun ruug ontwikkelen.

De berggorilla klimt als regel niet in bomen, maar blijft op de grond en beweegt zich op vier poten voort.
Français : Le gorille des montagnes (Gorilla beringei beringei) mesure entre 1,40 et 2 mètres. Ils vivent dans la région des Grands Lacs Africains, c’est-à-dire dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo, en Ouganda et au Rwanda. Ils sont regroupés dans les parcs de la Rwindi des Virunga. Cette photo était pris dans le Parc National du Virunga dans la République démocratisue du Congo.
Deutsch: Der Berggorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) ist eine Unterart des Östlichen Gorillas aus der Primatenfamilie der Menschenaffen (Hominidae). Von allen Gorillas stellt er die am ausgeprägtesten auf dem Boden lebende und sich am meisten von Blättern ernährende Population dar. Berggorillas bewohnen zwei kleine Gebiete im östlichen Afrika, das Gebiet der Virunga-Vulkane und den Bwindi-Wald. Dieser Photo ist im Virunga National Park genommen. Das Fell dieser Tiere ist schwarz gefärbt, die charakteristische Graufärbung älterer Männchen („Silberrücken“) beschränkt sich wie bei allen Östlichen Gorillas auf den Rücken.
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