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Are Gorilla herbivores

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Brycen Goodwin

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5y ago
Updated: 4/12/2021

Yes, they are herbivores.
Yes, gorillas are 97% vegetarian, mainly fruit, and 3% insectivorous, mainly termites.
Yes, they eat fruit and vegetation (and the occasional insect).

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