Female gorillas can reach sexual maturity years earlier, even at 7-8 years old, and can have their first ovulatory cycle even during their sixth year of life, but they do not start breeding until they are ten years old or later. The estrous cycle or reproductive cycle, the recurring reproductive cycle is 28/30-33 days, depending on the subspecies.Īfter their first ovulatory cycle, they have to wait for a two-year period to breed an infant.įemales become sexually mature at 10-12 years old, while males at 11-13 years. Similar to humans, Female gorillas give birth to 1 offspring per delivery, and rarely produce twins. A lot of research has been done to learn about this part of their life, but most of the information currently available comes from individuals in captivity, particularly in the cases of mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei) and western lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla).Īfter researching their reproductive behavior, it has been found that all subspecies share many similarities. Gorillas are mammals with a reproduction behavior similar to that of other hominids. Sometimes, it takes the assistance of other adult male gorillas to help the silverback overcome the confrontation from the lone gorilla. Only lone male gorillas engage a gorilla group in conflict, and this is usually very violent. What is rarer is conflicts between two gorilla groups. It is important to state that gorillas rarely have internal conflicts. A gorilla group contains about 30 individual gorillas with the silverback giving directions on migration and activities. The silverback is the dominant male in the group that consists of infant gorillas, young adults, adult mature gorillas, and females. Gorilla Family Structureīefore going into the details of how gorillas breed, let’s discuss the family structure of gorillas briefly.Ī group of gorillas is usually led by a male known as the silverback. In this article, we will discuss how gorillas mate and the whole reproductive process. One of the behaviors they share with humans is their reproductive process. One of the distinctive features of Gorillas is that they share about 98% of human DNA making their lifestyle and behavior very similar to that of humans. The eastern gorillas are made up of two subspecies namely the mountain gorillas and eastern lowland gorillas while the western gorillas are made up of the Cross River Gorillas and Western Lowland Gorillas. There are usually two species of Gorillas the eastern and western Gorillas. They are spread across different parts of the world, but you will most likely find them in West, East, and Central African forests. Some research shows that Gorillas are the largest living apes in the world. One of the largest species of ape in the world today is the Gorilla.
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