The mountain gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from.

Until recently, gorillas were considered to be a single species, with three subspecies: the western lowland gorilla, the eastern lowland gorilla and the mountain gorilla.

The main source of revenue, however, is tourism, mainly mountain gorilla visitation.

The Virunga Mountains are home of the critically endangered mountain gorilla, listed on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species due to habitat loss, poaching, disease, and war ( Butynski et al.

The mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei ) is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla.

It was not until 1967 that the taxonomist Colin Groves proposed that all gorillas be regarded as one species ( Gorilla gorilla ) with three sub-species Gorilla gorilla gorilla ( western lowland gorilla ), Gorilla gorilla graueri ( lowland gorillas found west of the Virungas ) and Gorilla gorilla beringei ( mountain gorillas including, Gorilla beringei found in the Virungas and Bwindi ).

The fur of the mountain gorilla, often thicker and longer than that of other gorilla species, enables them to live in colder temperatures.

The mountain gorilla is primarily terrestrial and quadrupedal.

The mountain gorilla is diurnal, most active between 6: 00 a. m. and 6: 00 p. m.

The mountain gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests and of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from.

The vegetation is very dense at the bottom of the mountains, becoming more sparse at higher elevations, and the forests where the mountain gorilla lives are often cloudy, misty and cold.

The mountain gorilla is primarily a herbivore ; the majority of its diet is composed of the leaves, shoots and stems ( 85. 8 %) of 142 plant species.

The mountain gorilla spends most of its time in the Hagenia forests, where galium vines are found year-round.

The mountain gorilla is highly social, and lives in relatively stable, cohesive groups held together by long-term bonds between adult males and females.

Silverback mountain gorilla with female

The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.

This part of the continent is dominated by forests of giant evergreen trees that grow in the mountain foothills to heights unimaginable on Earth due to the planet's lower gravity.

It was Herod's plan that the entire mountain be turned into a giant square platform.

In the primitive highlands of Arcadia, where old practices lingered, the Erymanthian Boar was a giant fear-inspiring creature of the wilds that lived on Mount Erymanthos, a mountain that was apparently once sacred to the Mistress of the Animals, for in classical times it remained the haunt of Artemis ( Homer, Odyssey, VI. 105 ).

In March 1975 and 1977, Sun Valley hosted World Cup ski races, with slalom and giant slalom events for both men and women, run on the Warm Springs side of the mountain.

Through 2007, debates raged whether to turn the base into a mega complex around a NASCAR track called EPCAL Centre or a giant ski resort based construction of an artificial high indoor ski mountain.

Paphlagonian is a monstrous giant ( 74-9 ), a snoring sorcerer ( 103 ), a mountain torrent ( 137 ), a hook-footed eagle ( 197 ), garlic pickle ( 199 ), a mud-stirrer ( 306 ), a fisherman watching for shoals of fish ( 313 ), a butchered pig ( 375-81 ), a bee browsing blooms of corruption ( 403 ), a dog-headed ape ( 416 ), a storm by sea and land ( 430-40 ), a giant hurling crags ( 626-29 ), a storm surge at sea ( 691-93 ), a thieving nurse ( 716-18 ), a fishermen hunting eels ( 864-67 ), a boiling pot ( 919-22 ), a lion fighting gnats ( 1037-8 ), a dogfox ( 1067 ), a beggar ( 182-3 ) and finally a sausage seller in the city gates ( 1397 ).

And should such mountain open its giant eyes, it may well see more than we, who like dwarfs just trample on it, staring from stupid eyes.

The event has not been studied in detail, but the proto-lake ( freshwater fjord ) may have been at least as deep as the two present-day halves, Seton and Anderson Lakes, on either side of the Portage, suggesting that the surge generated by the giant landslide in the narrow mountain confines of the fjord valley may have been comparable in scale to Lituya Bay.

One eyewitness said " the mountain was blown to pieces, there was no warning ", while another said " it was like a giant oil refinery ".

Osteosarcoma is the most common bone tumor in dogs and typically afflicts middle-age large and giant breed dogs such as Irish Wolfhounds, Greyhounds, German Shepherds, Rottweilers, mountain breeds ( great Pyrenees, St. Bernard, Leonberger, Newfoundland ), Doberman Pinschers and Great Danes.

"); for a combined satire of the Batman television series and the 1966 California Governor's race between Edmund G. " Pat " Brown and Ronald Reagan ; and probably most famous for a bit in which, through the magic of sound effects, Freberg drained Lake Michigan and refilled it with hot chocolate and a mountain of whipped cream while a giant maraschino cherry was dropped like a bomb by the Royal Canadian Air Force to the cheers of 25, 000 extras viewing from the shoreline.

In the higher regions of the Forbidden Mountains ( a Himalaya-like mountain chain ), woolly mammoths, giant ground sloths, Chalicotheres, Sabre-toothed cats, and other prehistoric mammals can be found.

Heading back to the truck he begins to head towards the town's mines as the mountain blows up and a giant pyroclastic cloud engulfs the town.

According to legend, Tomorr Mountain personified a giant who fought his brother Shpirag or Shpiragu, personified by a nearby mountain, for the love of a young woman.

Before long, the signs appear: a giant black mountain shaped cloud is seen and a mirage creates the illusion of a Western sunrise.

The photographic evidence was considered convincing but not conclusive ( it remained possible that the bulge was a giant mountain on Pluto ).

The mountain range to the north which divides Archenland from Narnia includes Stormness Head and the double-peaked Mount Pire, which was once a two-headed giant slain by the warrior Olvin.

Fauna on the mountain includes swamp wallabies, Deer, spotted-tailed quolls, southern brown bandicoots, grey-headed flying foxes, sugar gliders, wombats, possums, giant burrowing frogs, red-crowned toadlets, Striped Marsh Frogs, Eastern Water Dragons, Water Skinks, blue-tongued lizards, Diamond Pythons, red-bellied black snakes, Golden-Crowned Snakes and broad-headed snakes, although it is not common to see snakes, as some sources state incorrectly.

In March 2008, a Bosnian Serb organization called the Association of Bosnian Serb War Victims led by Branislav Dukic announced its intention to put up a giant 26-meter high Orthodox cross at the part of the mountain on Republika Srpska territory in order to commemorate the Serb people who died in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.

Other places this part of the world are these unnamed locations in order of appearance: a forest, an ocean with a giant whale, an icy mountain, and an industrial building.

Ting and George subdue the would-be assassins and follow the gangsters into a cave in a mountain, where the head of a giant Buddha image is being chiseled away.

The first recorded German name was Riseberg (" giant mountain ", cf.

In spring and autumn, seasonal winds leave the mountain enshrouded by a light cloudy mist, while under the clear sky, especially in summer, one can enjoy the sight of the nearby Turtle Island that sits at the top of the only active volcano in Taiwan, and even spot the spouts of whales in the Pacific Ocean ( naturally, through binoculars ).

* Turtle Mountain ( Alberta ), a mountain in Alberta, Canada

* Turtle Mountains ( California ), a mountain range of the Lower Colorado River Valley