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How Long Do Gorillas Live, Life Span of a Gorilla

Gorillas do not live forever but they have the potential to see a couple of decades before they pass on. They will definitely not live to reach the age of 100 years like humans or over 150 like the tortoises but scientists have established that their lifespan is between 40 – 50 years with a few cases of gorillas reaching or going past 55 years.

Gorillas begin to show signs of old age after reaching their 35^th birthday. Some gorillas begin to lose their teeth to periodontitis when their gum muscles weaken, while others begin to feel great weaknesses in their joints and bones due to arthritis.

This eventuates in the reduction of speed in feeding and the speed of locomotion. Like in human beings, the gorilla family will try to cater for the old folks until they show climaxing signs of death. Sometimes if the aging gorilla is the alpha silverback, he gives up authority to the more youthful and agile male members of the family and at times he may abandon the family by going into the woods until the time of his death

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