Nearly 400 species of plants are displayed in the exhibit, ranging from 50 ft tall trees to orchids. Silverback (2), Centennial (1), Challenger (10), Challenger (1), Chaparral (9). The Western Lowland Gorilla (or Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is native to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo and Southern Niger, living and. With regard to digestion, herbivorous animals that do not ruminate (re-chew their food as part of the digestive process) rely solely on the microbes (microscopic bacteria) living in their colon. The exhibit trail you walk down is approximately ⅓ of a mile long.Ĭurrently, Congo Gorilla Forest is home to 20 western lowland gorillas. Plant material contains cellulose which is indigestible to many non-herbivorous animals. Here, we applied resource selection functions and a multivariate approach to compare wolf habitat selection within home ranges of wolves that were either sympatric or allopatric with bears. No matter how many times you’ve watched the gorillas, guenons, or mandrills, there’s always something new to discover.Ĭongo Gorilla Forest spans 6.5 acres. When you walk into Congo Gorilla Forest you’re immediately immersed into the African rainforest. Whether watching the animals on exhibit, or participating in an education class in the unique program space, we have inspired countless visitors over the past 20 years.

Congo Gorilla Forest was built as a groundbreaking, participatory exhibit, connecting field work to the work happening at the Bronx Zoo. Our vision is to secure Ethiopian wolf populations and habitats across their present distribution, and to extend the species range, stressing its role as a. WCS scientists started studying mountain gorillas in the field in 1959 and bringing that work to zoo visitors was, and remains, an important part of our mission.

Silverback wolf habitat