What do silverback gorillas eat?

Silverback gorillas eat plants and parts of plants including the berries, bark, shoots and leaves. They also eat roots, wild celery and the inner pulp of trees. They prefer plants that are full of juice and have also been known to eat ants and termites. read more

Gorillas stick to a mainly vegetarian diet, feeding on stems, bamboo shoots and fruits. Western lowland gorillas, however, also have an appetite for termites and ants, and break open termite nests to eat the larvae. read more

Western lowland gorillas eat a variety of vegetation. Gorillas are able to survive on vegetation such as leaves, stems, roots, vines, herbs, trees, and grasses but such vegetation has relatively low nutritional quality. read more