Gorillas eat meat.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL

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2 sources for · 5 against

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Is it true that Gorillas eat meat?

Partly. Sources give only partial and indirect signals: one notes gorillas killed for illegal meat markets, while others say wild gorillas are believed vegetarian and that predatory meat-eating is not characteristic of gorillas. No source directly confirms that gorillas eat meat.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 2 sources for, 5 against · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

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Evidence for · 2

Monkey meat

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Monkey meat. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_meat

Evidence against · 5

First Proof Gorillas Eat Monkeys? | National Geographic

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First Proof Gorillas Eat Monkeys? | National Geographic. (n.d.). nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/100305-first-proof-gorillas-eat-monkeys-mammals-feces-dna

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Hunting Pressure on Chimpanzees and Gorillas in the Motaba River Area, Northeastern Congo

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Hunting Pressure on Chimpanzees and Gorillas in the Motaba River Area, Northeastern Congo. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.14989/68121

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Preliminary report on predatory behavior and meat sharing in tschego chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in the Ndoki Forest, northern Congo

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Preliminary report on predatory behavior and meat sharing in tschego chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in the Ndoki Forest, northern Congo. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02381857

Last survivors; the natural history of animals in danger of extinction

1970

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1921-2008, S. N. (1970). Last survivors; the natural history of animals in danger of extinction. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/lastsurvivorsnat0000simo_k7s4

Last Survivors - Natural History Of Animals In Danger Of Extinction

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Paul, S. N. G. (n.d.). Last Survivors - Natural History Of Animals In Danger Of Extinction. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/lastsurvivorsnat0000simo_p5a4

Introduction to the primates

1998

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Ray, S. D. (1998). Introduction to the primates. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/introductiontopr0000swin

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