GORILLA QUIZZES

Test your gorilla knowledge with these fun and
informational quizzes!

1. How many mountain gorillas are left in the wild?

2. How do we identify gorillas in the wild?

3. What is the biggest threat to mountain gorillas?

4. How many miles must our trackers, anti-poaching patrols, and national park guards cover to protect the mountain gorillas in the Virunga mountain range in Rwanda?

5. When humans visit the gorillas through tours, what distance must they keep from the gorillas and how long are they allowed to stay?

6. What can you do to help save gorillas?

7. At what age can a female gorilla become a mother?

8. What is the average weight of a female gorilla?

9. What is the weight of a fully developed adult male gorilla?

10. What percentage of the day does a mountain gorilla spend resting?

11. Which year did Dian Fossey take her first safari to Africa?

12. Which year did Dr. Louis Leaky, one of the past century's great anthropologist choose Dian Fossey to undertake a long term field study of the mountain gorillas?

13. How many years did Dian Fossey spend studying mountain gorillas in the Virunga mountains in Rwanda?

14. Who starred as Dian Fossey in the movie Gorillas in the Mist?

16. How much does a newborn gorilla typically weigh at birth?

17. How long is a gorilla considered to be an infant?

18. What percentage of infants die during the first three years of life?

19. How long is the typical life span of a mountain gorilla?

20. What are some of the mountain gorilla’s favorite foods?