Mountain gorillas are not pure vegetarians. We often find ant nests in the forest that have been ripped apart. The gorillas eat the ants and their eggs, which are full of protein and an important supplement to their diet.
Yesterday Ranger Sekibibi found the Kabirizi group eating ants and filmed them. The ants bite the gorillas, so they take turns taking hand fulls and run away while eating quickly:

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5 Responses to “Video: Gorillas Eating Ants”
Very cute! I love seeing all the moms and babies riding on their backs and hearing you guys giving them those reassuring grunts. It’s awesome! Great job on the video, Ranger Sekibibi! Thanks for sharing it with us, Diddy!
Yum. Ow! Yum. Ow!
I’m speechless!! This video is sooooo cute!!! Those babies are holding on for dear life as their mothers race against time to eat the ants before they’re bitten!! They all look like they just found a cookie jar full of cookies and are trying to grab a few before getting caught : ) Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with all of us!
That’s a lot of work and, possibly, pain for a little bit of protein. There oughta be another way!
Thanks for the informative vid and especially for the chance to see the babies.
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What a riot…and I love seeing the babies riding on their mamma’s backs!