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What is the diet of a gorilla?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Gorillas are mostly herbivorous - they eat leaves, pith, etc.

Lowland gorillas have a very varied diet - some things they eat are leaves, fruit and insects (usually ants).

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