Published in Simply Ecologist
Author Erzsebet Frey

Upon rising from their night nests, gorillas spread out to forage. The animals sit on their haunches or eat while walking. Gorilla b. beringei is terrestrial for 96% of feeding time. Adults climb for only 4% of feeding time, while immatures feed in trees 18% of the time. Adult males eat up to 30 kg of vegetation per day. There is little competition between individuals, as food is generally abundant.