38+ African Mountain Gorillas Other Animals In Central Africa Gif. The world's smallest population of mountain gorillas—a subspecies of the eastern gorilla—is split in two and scientists have debated whether they may be two separate subspecies. The mountain gorilla, a large, strong ape inhabiting africa's volcanic slopes, has few natural predators.
The mountain gorilla, a large, strong ape inhabiting africa's volcanic slopes, has few natural predators.
Approximately three quarters of africa's rainforest are located in central africa. Yet due to detrimental human activity, such as currently, the mountain gorilla's habitat is limited to protected national parks in two regions of africa. The mountain gorilla is endangered due to habitat loss, forest degradation, and political instability. The shy and elusive african forest elephant is found only in central africa.