Gorilla looks sad and soulful, as if to say "Please let me go home. I don't belong here".... Gorillas are large, quiet, gentle apes that live in the wild in Africa. Although gorillas are frequently portrayed as aggressive, dangerous killers, they are really shy, peaceful vegetarians. Because of massive loss of habitat, these majestic primates are in great danger of becoming extinct ENDANGERED SPECIES Gorillas are the largest of the living primates. They are ground-dwelling herbivores that inhabit the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species. The DNA of gorillas is 98%–99% identical to that of a human,according to Jonathan Marks who spoke at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association on November 20, 1999, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the two chimpanzee species.Gorillas live in tropical or subtropical forests. Although their range covers a small percentage of Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations.